What is the opposite word of left

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1. leftnoun

   location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

   «she stood on the left»

   Antonyms:
   right, right-wing, center, conservative, right-handed, reactionary, far-right, rightmost, rightish, spent, exhausted, ambidextrous, rightist, far, reactionist, centrist, two-handed, middle-of-the-road, right-hand(a), oldline, old-line, starboard

   Synonyms:
   left field, left hand, left wing, leftfield

2. left, left wingnoun

   those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare

   Antonyms:
   right, rightist, reactionist, right-wing, spent, rightish, two-handed, centrist, old-line, rightmost, oldline, right-handed, far, conservative, middle-of-the-road, far-right, ambidextrous, right-hand(a), center, exhausted, reactionary, starboard

   Synonyms:
   left field, left hand, left wing, leftfield

3. left, left handnoun

   the hand that is on the left side of the body

   «jab with your left»

   Antonyms:
   right, rightmost, oldline, conservative, spent, exhausted, centrist, right-wing, reactionist, two-handed, reactionary, center, middle-of-the-road, right-handed, old-line, rightish, rightist, far-right, ambidextrous, starboard, far, right-hand(a)

   Synonyms:
   left field, left hand, left wing, leftfield

4. left field, leftfield, leftnoun

   the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher’s left

   «the batter flied out to left»

   Antonyms:
   right, middle-of-the-road, oldline, rightmost, conservative, right-hand(a), rightist, centrist, old-line, exhausted, right-wing, spent, starboard, ambidextrous, two-handed, reactionary, far, reactionist, right-handed, center, far-right, rightish

   Synonyms:
   left field, left hand, left wing, leftfield

5. leftadjective

   a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east

   «take a left at the corner»

   Antonyms:
   right, right-hand(a), ambidextrous, rightist, right-handed, centrist, rightmost, far, reactionist, oldline, old-line, conservative, two-handed, exhausted, right-wing, far-right, rightish, starboard, spent, center, middle-of-the-road, reactionary

   Synonyms:
   left field, left hand, left wing, leftfield

6. leftadjective

   being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north

   «my left hand»; «left center field»; «the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream»

   Antonyms:
   right, ambidextrous, far-right, right-handed, centrist, conservative, two-handed, spent, rightmost, far, reactionary, oldline, exhausted, old-line, center, rightist, middle-of-the-road, rightish, right-hand(a), reactionist, right-wing, starboard

   Synonyms:
   unexpended, odd, left(p), left(a), left over(p), remaining, left-hand(a), leftover

7. leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpendedadjective

   not used up

   «leftover meatloaf»; «she had a little money left over so she went to a movie»; «some odd dollars left»; «saved the remaining sandwiches for supper»; «unexpended provisions»

   Antonyms:
   right, center, middle-of-the-road, ambidextrous, far, starboard, far-right, reactionary, rightmost, right-hand(a), rightish, two-handed, rightist, old-line, exhausted, reactionist, right-handed, spent, centrist, oldline, conservative, right-wing

8. left(a), left-hand(a)adjective

   intended for the left hand

   «I rarely lose a left-hand glove»

   Antonyms:
   right, right-wing, ambidextrous, conservative, rightish, reactionary, far, two-handed, center, middle-of-the-road, old-line, rightist, reactionist, far-right, spent, starboard, right-hand(a), centrist, oldline, rightmost, exhausted, right-handed

9. leftadverb

   of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

   Antonyms:
   right, center, old-line, exhausted, far-right, right-wing, starboard, centrist, reactionary, ambidextrous, spent, rightish, conservative, two-handed, rightmost, reactionist, middle-of-the-road, right-handed, rightist, far, right-hand(a), oldline

   Synonyms:
   unexpended, odd, left(p), left(a), left over(p), remaining, left-hand(a), leftover

10. leftadverb

    toward or on the left; also used figuratively

    «he looked right and left»; «the political party has moved left»

    Antonyms:
    right, conservative, spent, rightish, exhausted, ambidextrous, far, old-line, starboard, right-handed, right-wing, far-right, rightmost, right-hand(a), reactionist, middle-of-the-road, rightist, centrist, reactionary, center, two-handed, oldline

How to use left in a sentence?

1. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown:

   This decision sets a dangerous precedent that straw purchasers like Jamel Danzy are not a danger to society, despite the fact that Jamel Danzy alleged actions directly led to the murder of a Chicago Police Officer and left another in critical condition.

2. Jim Calhoun:

   Most kids would have said,’ Screw you,’ stanley Robinson could have left in a heartbeat, but Stanley Robinson’s unique.

3. Joe Marelle:

   One of the things that can help people with cancer is having something that you really look forward to doing, so that you can focus on that while the treatments are going on. I guess it’s like saying, ‘I have unfinished business left before I die.

4. Tim Gray:

   The mark of a good piece of art is when people can have different interpretations, so I think it’s entirely possible that people on the right and the left will both vote for it. The popularity of ‘American Sniper’ is an indication that a lot of people like it, and that includes red states, blue states and Oscar voters. If anything, I think people in Hollywood are encouraged — after the box office dropped in 2014 — that a January movie can make this money.

5. Willie Jessop:

   I didn’t leave the church, i believe their conduct left the church. We were creating the perfect storm for Mr. Jeffs to commit this act.

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