Synonyms for rightfully
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
In accordance with what is right or just.
- adv. 2
Rightly, correctly.
Related words
- Word family
- righteously rightly
Example sentences
- rightly Things done rightly, good deeds will never perish.
- justly Algerians weren't treated justly by colonial France.
- truly Truly, I still think this will accomplish nothing.
- accurately I don't remember my grandmother's face accurately.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rightfully | steady | |
| rightly | steady | |
| justly | falling | |
| truly | rising | |
| accurately | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- right1, truly2
- 6 letters
- fairly2, justly2
- 7 letters
- rightly2
- 9 letters
- justfully
- 10 letters
- accurately4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (truly2 = 2 syllables).