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Definitions

rights

[rahyts] / raɪts /
NOUN
civil liberty
Synonyms
STRONGEST
civil rights freedom freedom of religion freedom of speech
WEAK
Four Freedoms God-given right constitutional freedom constitutional rights freedom from fear freedom from want freedom of expression freedom of worship political liberty
NOUN
civil rights
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freedom freedom of religion freedom of speech human rights
WEAK
God-given rights civil liberties constitutional rights freedoms freedoms of citizens legal rights natural rights rights of citizenship unalienable rights
NOUN
dibs
Synonyms
STRONG
entitlement privilege request
WEAK
dueness preemptive declaration
NOUN
due
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation interest payment rate repayment right
STRONG
claim comeuppance deserts entitlement guerdon merits need perquisite prerogative privilege recompense reprisal retaliation retribution revenge satisfaction title vengeance
WEAK
be in line for what is coming to one
NOUN
guerdon
Synonyms
STRONG
claim comeuppance compensation desert deserts entitlement interest merits need payment perquisite prerogative privilege rate recompense repayment reprisal retaliation retribution revenge reward right
WEAK
be in line for satisfa
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage forgiveness pardon penalty sympathy

Example Sentences

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Two of the people in a continuing civil rights lawsuit accuse DHS of unlawfully using their license plates and biometric data to track and intimidate them for exercising their First Amendment rights.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

A free-to-air deal for the first two editions of that tournament has been struck with ITV, who also share the Six Nations rights with BBC Sport, maximising audience.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Earlier this year, Amazon MGM Studios released “Melania,” a documentary about the first lady on which the company spent an eye-popping $40 million for rights alone.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Civil rights activists in the South had a withering appraisal of the decision.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

“This was the pre.civil rights, Jim Crow South.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste