Left definition

Left as a noun

1. 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"

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

   Same sense: left wing

3. the hand that is on the left side of the body

   "jab with your left"

   Same sense: left hand

4. the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left

   "the batter flied out to left"

   Same sense: left field, leftfield

5. 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"

Left as an adjective

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

   "my left hand"

7. not used up

   "leftover meatloaf"

   Same sense: left over, remaining, odd, leftover, unexpended

8. intended for the left hand

   "I rarely lose a left-hand glove"

   Same sense: left-hand

9. of or belonging to the political or intellectual left

Left as an adverb

10. toward or on the left; also used figuratively

    "he looked right and left"

Synonyms and antonyms

• left wing
• left hand
• left field
• leftfield
• left over
• remaining
• odd
• leftover
• unexpended
• left-hand

Opposites: right, center.

All synonyms of left, sense by sense

How to say left

Left has 1 syllable and rhymes with theft. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with left

• theft
• cleft
• deft
• bereft
• heft
• antitheft

LEFT in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

1

Is LEFT a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check LEFT in the word checker, or unscramble LEFT to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.