rightward

In conservative direction

Rightward means toward the right side or in a right-hand direction: The road curves rightward.

It works as both adverb and adjective: a rightward turn, The party shifted rightward.

In political contexts, rightward indicates movement toward conservative positions: The court has drifted rightward over the past decade.

direction

east

Sunrise cardinal point

veer · shift · lateral · sideways · bearing · course · trajectory · steer · deviate · drift

political

conservative

Cautious about altering customs

libertarianism · free-market · deregulation · patriotism · reactionary · hawkish

typography

margin

Edge of a page

offset · kerning · layout

Categories
Opposites
horizontal direction

rightwardleftward

Toward the left

left · sinistral · leftwards · counterclockwise · port

political orientation

rightwardleftward

Toward the left

left · progressive · liberal · leftwards · socialist

Family

rightwards

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