far right

UK/ˌfɑː ˈɹʌɪt/US/ˌfɑɹ ˈɹaɪt/

noun

The most right-wing or conservative part of a political faction or grouping.

Meanings

nounfar right (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe most right-wing or conservative part of a political faction or grouping.

    Synonyms: hard right, ultraright, reich-wing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe most right-wing or conservative part of a political faction or grouping.

Origin

  1. Frenchextrême droite
  2. Englishfar right

From far + right, after French extrême droite.

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Translations

Arabic أَقْصَى اَليَمْيِنِ, الْيَمِين الْمُتَطَرِّف
  • أَقْصَى اَليَمْيِنِ (ʔaqṣā l-yamyini)extreme right wing
  • الْيَمِين الْمُتَطَرِّف (al-yamīn al-mutaṭarrif)extreme right wing
Basque ultraeskuin, mutur eskuin
  • ultraeskuinextreme right wing
  • mutur eskuinextreme right wing
  • eskuin muturextreme right wing
Bulgarian крайнодясно, екстремно дясно
  • крайнодясно (krajnodjasno)extreme right wing
  • екстремно дясно (ekstremno djasno)extreme right wing
  • ултрадясно (ultradjasno)extreme right wing
Catalan extrema dreta, ultradreta
  • extrema dretaextreme right wing
  • ultradretaextreme right wing
Chinese Mandarin 極右翼 /极右翼, 極右 /极右
  • 極右翼 /极右翼 (jíyòuyì)extreme right wing
  • 極右 /极右 (jíyòu)extreme right wing
Czech krajní pravice, ultrapravice
  • krajní praviceextreme right wing
  • ultrapraviceextreme right wing
Danish højreekstremisme
  • højreekstremismeextreme right wing
Dutch extreemrechts, ultrarechts
  • extreemrechtsextreme right wing
  • ultrarechtsextreme right wing
Esperanto ekstrema dekstro
  • ekstrema dekstroextreme right wing
Estonian paremäärmuslus
  • paremäärmuslusextreme right wing
Finnish äärioikeisto, laitaoikeisto
  • äärioikeistoextreme right wing
  • laitaoikeistoextreme right wing
French extrême droite
  • extrême droiteextreme right wing
German Rechtsextremismus
  • Rechtsextremismusextreme right wing
Greek ακροδεξιά
  • ακροδεξιά (akrodexiá)extreme right wing
Hebrew ימין רדיקלי
  • ימין רדיקלי (yamín radikalí)extreme right wing
Hungarian szélsőjobboldal
  • szélsőjobboldalextreme right wing
Indonesian ekstrem kanan
  • ekstrem kananextreme right wing
Italian estrema destra
  • estrema destraextreme right wing
Japanese 極右
  • 極右 (kyokuu)extreme right wing
Korean 극우
  • 극우 (geugu)extreme right wing
Polish skrajna prawica
  • skrajna prawicaextreme right wing
Portuguese extrema-direita, ultradireita
  • extrema-direitaextreme right wing
  • ultradireitaextreme right wing
Romanian extremă dreaptă
  • extremă dreaptăextreme right wing
Russian ультраправый, крайне правый
  • ультраправый (ulʹtrapravyj)extreme right wing
  • крайне правый (krajne pravyj)extreme right wing
Spanish extrema derecha, ultraderecha
  • extrema derechaextreme right wing
  • ultraderechaextreme right wing
Swedish högerextremism, extremhöger
  • högerextremismextreme right wing
  • extremhögerextreme right wing
Turkish aşırı sağ
  • aşırı sağextreme right wing
Yiddish עקסט רעכטע
  • עקסט רעכטע (ekst rekhte)extreme right wing
Cite this entry
APA

far right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far%20right

MLA

“far right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far%20right. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “far right,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/far%20right.

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