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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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The station operators raised issues with the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act, which allows leagues to collectively negotiate packages of TV rights to sell to broadcasters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Connie Rice is a longtime civil rights attorney whose work has largely targeted what she described as a similar culture within the Los Angeles Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The candidates acknowledged the link between the UN's three pillars of peace, human rights and development, while emphasizing the organization's primary role in upholding the first tenet.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

"I just felt like I had my rights taken away, I feel just a sense of, from the beginning, being lied to," Sam says.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The first nineteen articles of its constitution guarantee the inalienable rights of every German citizen.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti