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to rights

ADJECTIVE
orderly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
businesslike formal neat precise regulated scientific systematic thorough tidy
STRONG
clean regular trim uniform
WEAK
alike all together arranged careful conventional correct exact fixed framed in apple-pie order in good shape in order in shape methodic neat as button neat as pin set-up shipshape spick-and-span systematized together uncluttered
Antonyms
STRONGEST
chaotic confused disorderly disorganized sloppy slovenly
STRONG
changing inconsistent rough
WEAK
complicated misbehaving unmethodical unruly unsystematic untidy
ADJECTIVE
tidy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
orderly sleek snug well-kept
STRONG
ordered spruce trim uncluttered
WEAK
apple-pie order businesslike chipper cleanly in good shape methodical neat as a pin shipshape spick-and-span systematic well-groomed well-ordered
Antonyms
STRONG
unkempt
WEAK
chaotic dirty disordered disorganized inconsequential inconsiderable littered little messy sloppy slovenly small unclean unsubstantial untidy
ADJECTIVE
trim
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compact dapper snug streamlined tidy well-groomed
STRONG
clean fit nice slick smart spruce uncluttered
WEAK
apple-pie order clean-cut in good shape neat as a pin shipshape spick-and-span symmetrical
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dirty sloppy untidy
WEAK
disorderly unkempt

Example Sentences

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Frontex has rejected any suggestion it turns a blind eye to rights violations, saying it helps ensure borders are managed lawfully, while supporting countries under strain.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

When we talk about U.S. citizenship, there is a tendency to assume that, Well, of course everyone wants legal citizenship because it means access to rights, privileges, and protections.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

“Wuthering Heights” knew what it was about, and Brontë, despite her lack of firsthand experience in love, had the scripts of normative femininity dead to rights with the book’s relentless conflation of love and torment.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

Political detainees have been subject to harsh treatment and often denied access to lawyers, according to rights groups.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

He yearned to take him away from Kay and set him to rights himself.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White