RIGHTS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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 In 2017, Liberty Media was in its first year of owning F1’s commercial rights and only just beginning to put its mark on the sport. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 26 July 2026 That finally changed in 2019 when Disney completed its acquisition of Fox, bringing the X-Men rights under Marvel’s control and opening the door for the crossover fans had dreamed about for years. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 The Wasserman report specifically argues that rights holders should move beyond occasional studies and build systems that continually capture women’s feedback on ticketing, concessions, safety, content and community programming. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Instead, people must join together into associations to exercise these rights. — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 26 July 2026 In 2004, Fiji established the Shark Reef Marine Reserve, the country's first national marine park and a shark sanctuary, with locals giving up their rights to fish in exchange for sustainable tourism dollars. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Voting rights under siege through the gerrymandering of Black districts. — Melissa S. Johnson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026 In The Origins of Woke, published not long after the HuffPost expose, Hanania took aim at decades’ worth of civil-rights law. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rights

Noun

Quinn was first issued a license to practice medicine in 1986 and has admitting privileges at multiple Novant Health and Atrium Health locations, according to his medical board record.

— Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
That claim is his alone so far — neither WWE nor Penta has commented — and his filming privileges are already gone.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of privileges

Noun

Earlier in July, a senior security source in Tehran told CNN that the claims of nuclear activities taking place at Pickaxe Mountain were false.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Finley’s claims about TikTok and the latter as the barrier to so much better in the United States recall Barack Obama, though with one difference.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of claims

Noun

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
But the mother of congressional prerogatives (enshrined in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the Constitution) is the power to declare war.

— Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 12 June 2026

Definition of prerogatives

Noun

At 61, unaligned to any party faction and with no pretensions to the highest office, the Scot would represent little threat to Burnham.

— Ian King, CNBC, 15 July 2026
The British journalist Malcolm Muggeridge, who converted to Christianity late in his life, pointed out that Jesus’s entire ministry was directed against the pretensions of earthly power.

— Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

Definition of pretensions

Verb

Strawberries also provide manganese, which supports bone health and improves metabolism, along with folate, a B vitamin important for cell growth and DNA formation.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 July 2026
By Friday, the forecast improves, with sunny skies and a high near 86 degrees, offering what could be the driest day of the week.

— The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 26 July 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