Synonyms of rightful

rightful

adjective

ˈrīt-fəl 

as in deserved

being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong

in light of her admission of having lied, the only rightful course of action for the governor would be to resign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deserved
• justified
• legal
• proper
• legitimate
• due
• right
• competent
• appropriate
• suitable
• fair
• condign
• merited
• lawful
• warranted
• just
• equitable
• correct
• requisite
• fitting
• apt
• meet
• applicable
• strict
• true
• accurate
• fit
• uncompromising
• impartial
• stringent
• square
• rhadamanthine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfair
• undue
• unjust
• unwarranted
• unjustified
• undeserved
• irrelevant
• improper
• unreasonable
• incorrect
• partial
• inappropriate
• unsuitable
• unjustifiable
• unequal
• unmerited
• incoherent
• indefensible
• inapplicable
• inequitable
• arbitrary
• irrelative
• unlawful
• biased
• despotic
• illegitimate
• inapt
• inapposite

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of rightful

For many years, NASCAR’s ‘Golden Boy’ was also its gold standard, a fact that eventually led him to the sport’s pinnacle, a rightful place in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. —Bruce Martin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

Every piece of mail, document, invitation, receipt, and other paper stops here before eventually getting sorted into its rightful place. —Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024

Former Mets captain David Wright will be honored this summer in a dual ceremony, taking his rightful place in franchise history. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024

India believes that that experience cost it wealth and status, and New Delhi is now determined both to avoid domination by another imperialist power and to receive its rightful due in the world. —Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024