RIGHTS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

rights 1 of 2

noun

plural of right

as in privileges

something to which one has a just claim everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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as in claims

an entitlement to something what right do you have to tell us what to do?

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rights

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verb

present tense third-person singular of right

as in redresses

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Recent Examples of rights

Noun

Industrial companies and technology firms have already secured rights to the electricity generated at the site. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026 Wiener, 56, has built his campaign around a legislative record on housing, climate change, LGBT rights, and public safety. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026 These tokens, offered by firms like Tessera, provide economic exposure to underlying assets but do not confer direct ownership, voting rights, or share registry inclusion. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Pre-emption rights are legal or contractual provisions that allow existing shareholders to purchase shares before they are offered to external parties. — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 At least not after hearing about the FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to spin off FIFA’s commercial rights into a for-profit company and then sell a twenty-per-cent stake in the new entity to private investors. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 The raid helped usher in a new, militant phase of the movement for gay rights. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 Athletes should remain free to negotiate commercial deals, just as professional athletes retain endorsement rights. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 Issues to address include healthcare, education, mental health, community well-being, fair taxes, voters’ rights, fair representation and government accountability. — Sophie Lindberg july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rights

Noun

Bill 26-0192 gets rid of the requirement for the Board of Estimates’ approval of minor privileges, such as sidewalk and street closings or the approval of private signs extending into the public right of way.

— Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Some nepo-baby artists are more transparent about their privileges.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of privileges

Noun

The piece urges critical inquiry into such claims, emphasizing that human oversight, not AI's inherent deviousness, can be a sizable contributor.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The Ethics Committee, a bipartisan panel that investigates claims of misconduct involving House members, did not say if Miller’s request is what triggered the investigation.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of claims

Noun

But my ultimate loyalty rests with the Constitution, which gives certain prerogatives to Congress.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
Exercising the prerogatives of citizenship meant a wearying, lifelong battle to mitigate harm—one that would invariably fail, as the experiences of one generation faded out of living memory and another one picked up the same arguments and same ideas to reconfigure them in new ways.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of prerogatives

Noun

The genre, with its sanitized storylines and Oscar-baiting pretensions, seems fundamentally at odds with the iconoclastic chef and television personality.

— Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Like Paul Schrader’s 1982 version of the latter, this is an upscale genre piece whose pretensions towards Art are upfront, starting with a quotation from no less than Schopenhauer.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of pretensions

Verb

Communities will debate whether AI improves access to knowledge or deepens dependence on a few private platforms.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
A couple of other gaming headsets, including SteelSeries' Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, have swappable batteries, but Glorious' approach improves upon that with its little internal battery that keeps you connected and in the game while swapping.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of improves

Verb

This lessens the chance of fungal diseases and betters airflow and light exposure to all parts of the plant.

— Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 18 July 2026
If the Sharks make the playoffs next season and Celebrini betters his 115-point total from this season, wouldn’t his next deal become that much more expensive?

— Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026

Definition of betters

Verb

The product’s ceramide inclusion is also joined by skin care’s workhorse hyaluronic acid, antioxidant-rich vitamins C and E, plus sea buckthorn, which aids with brightening and thereby remedies dark spots.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Stay prepared for those just-in-case scenarios by stocking everything from itch creams and allergy meds to cold and headache remedies.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026