RIGHTS Synonyms
There are 27 hypernyms of the word rights. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RIGHTS
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advantage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of having a superior or more favorable position • (tennis) first point scored after deuce • benefit resulting from some event or action verb • give an advantage to | ||||||||
allowance | nounn | |||||||
noun • an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period) • a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses • an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances • a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits • a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company's assets • the act of allowing verb • put on a fixed allowance, as of food | ||||||||
authority | nounn | |||||||
noun • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others • an expert whose views are taken as definitive • freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities • an administrative unit of government • official permission or approval • an authoritative written work | ||||||||
authorization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • official permission or approval • the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | ||||||||
benefit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • financial assistance in time of need • something that aids or promotes well-being • a performance to raise money for a charitable cause verb • derive a benefit from • be beneficial for | ||||||||
claim | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an assertion of a right (as to money or property) • an assertion that something is true or factual • demand for something as rightful or due • an informal right to something • an established or recognized right • a demand verb • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example • lay claim to; as of an idea • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||||||
entitlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) | ||||||||
franchise | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place • a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area • a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) verb • grant a franchise to | ||||||||
freedom | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints • immunity from an obligation or duty | ||||||||
immunity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of not being susceptible • (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease • the quality of being unaffected by something • an act exempting someone | ||||||||
indemnity | nounn | |||||||
noun • protection against future loss • legal exemption from liability for damages • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | ||||||||
liberty | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • freedom of choice • personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression • leave granted to a sailor or naval officer • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||||
license | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legal document giving official permission to do something • freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) • excessive freedom; lack of due restraint • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization verb • authorize officially | ||||||||
permission | nounn | |||||||
noun • approval to do something • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | ||||||||
power | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • possession of controlling influence • (physics) the rate of doing work; measured in watts (= joules/second) • possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done • (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself • physical strength • a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world • energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor • a very wealthy or powerful businessman verb • supply the force or power for the functioning of | ||||||||
prerogative | nounn | |||||||
noun • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) | ||||||||
privilege | nounn | |||||||
noun • a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all • a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) • (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship verb • bestow a privilege upon | ||||||||
entitlements | nounn | |||||||
noun • right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits) | ||||||||
correct | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth • correct in opinion or judgment adjective satellite • socially right or correct • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure verb • make right or correct • make reparations or amends for • censure severely • adjust for • punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience • fall in value • alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard • treat a defect | ||||||||
all | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class adverb • to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely adjective satellite • completely given to or absorbed by | ||||||||