alright
Good, not great
Older usage books often find fault with the spelling alright as a substitute for all right, but it has been in use for 150 years and is arguably no more objectionable than already or altogether.
It nearly always expresses a positive emotion.
Adequate or permitted
confirmed · acknowledged · certainly · definitely · absolutely · indeed · accepted · approved
Meeting minimum requirements
- acceptableMeeting minimum standards
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- okayAdequate or permitted
- decentAcceptably good
fair · tolerable · sufficient · average · mediocre · middling · serviceable · unremarkable
Free from peril
intact · secure · sound · unscathed · whole · healthy · surviving · recovered
Free from agitation
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- composedCalm and self-possessed
- settledNo longer in question
- soothedCalmed or comforted
comforted · relieved · relaxed · assured · confident · okay · unbothered · collected
Calm or fashionable
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- easygoingRelaxed in temperament
- relaxedFree of stress
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
mellow · nonchalant · carefree · breezy · unconcerned · unbothered · casual · indifferent
okay
Adequate or permitted
fine · confirmed · acknowledged · certainly · definitely · absolutely · indeed · accepted · approved · very well
satisfactory
Meeting minimum requirements
- acceptableMeeting minimum standards
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- okayAdequate or permitted
decent · fair · tolerable · sufficient · average · mediocre · middling · serviceable · unremarkable · ordinary
safe
Free from peril
fine · intact · secure · sound · unscathed · whole · healthy · surviving · recovered · stable
calm
Free from agitation
soothed · comforted · relieved · relaxed · assured · confident · okay · unbothered · collected · at ease
cool
Calm or fashionable
chill · mellow · nonchalant · carefree · breezy · unconcerned · unbothered · casual · indifferent · blasé
- affirmativesyes, yeah, yep, yup, absolutely
- informal approvalokay, cool, nice, great, awesome
- saying yesyes, nodding, agreeing, sure, accepting
- agreement wordsyes, okay, agree, agreed, accord
- slang repliesyeah, yep, yup, nah, nope
- grammar debatesirregardless, ain't, split infinitive, singular they, could of
alrightbad
Of inferior quality
terrible · awful · unacceptable · unsatisfactory · not okay
- it's alrightReassurance of adequacy
- alrighty thenCasual emphatic agreement
- bit of alrightAttractive individual, British slang