Synonyms of rights

rights 1 of 2

noun

plural of right

1

as in privileges

something to which one has a just claim

everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• privileges
• prerogatives
• birthrights
• entitlements
• dues
• appanages
• pretensions
• calls
• perquisites
• pretenses
• dibs

2

as in claims

an entitlement to something

what right do you have to tell us what to do?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• claims
• pretensions
• pretenses
• titles
• privileges
• calls
• prerogatives
• dibs
• refusals
• birthrights
• favors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waivers
• releases
• disclaimers
• quitclaims

rights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of right

as in redresses

Related Words

• redresses
• improves
• betters
• remedies
• shortens
• reforms
• blue-pencils
• rewrites
• ameliorates
• cuts
• reworks
• repairs
• polishes
• perfects
• revises
• redraws
• amends
• changes
• redrafts
• restyles
• corrects
• emends
• rectifies
• regulates
• red-pencils
• adjusts
• alters
• modulates
• touches up
• modifies
• debugs
• fixes
• mends

Dissimilar Words

• damages
• hurts
• impairs
• harms
• injures
• spoils
• mars
• aggravates
• worsens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rights

Noun

Its winner, whether filmmaker or rights holder, will give the platform an exclusive license to show the film for a limited period. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Citizenship-for-investment programs go further, offering more rights and a passport that opens doors abroad. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Rivera said reading Against All Hope, Cuban political prisoner Armando Valladares’ memoir, while attending FIU persuaded him to abandon plans to become a sportswriter and devote his life to political and human-rights causes. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Examples under laws enforced by the Labor Commissioner include filing certain wage complaints, exercising rights under the Labor Code and raising some workplace health or safety concerns. — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

However, support for gender-affirming care and other LGBTQ rights is more limited, polling has shown. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Students and rights groups have accused police of excessive force against minors, including the use of batons, tear gas and non-lethal weapons. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Obscured Releasing has acquired North American distribution rights to The Drug in Our Pocket, a documentary by Anne Sundberg about the pernicious effects on young people of constant smartphone use. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

Engineering, assurance and operations can then retain their specialist decisions and stop rights. — Mohammed Cherifi, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026