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
• apanages
• appanages
• pretensions
• calls
• pretences
• 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
• titles
• privileges
• calls
• pretensions
• pretenses
• refusals
• prerogatives
• pretences
• dibs
• birthrights
• favors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• waivers
• releases
• disclaimers
• quitclaims

rights

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of right

as in redresses

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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