Antonyms for rightful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rahyt-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪt fəl


Definition of rightful

Origin :
  • Old English rihtful; see right (adj.1) + -ful. Related: Rightfully; rightfulness.
  • adj legitimate
Example sentences :
  • Certes, we were traitors when we left our rightful lady for a stranger.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • But I thought you must leave the coach, with all the rest, to the rightful heir.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Then you regained your sanity and put him in his rightful place.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • We did not want the farce, that night, even as our rightful due.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • And very glad her rightful lord and master was to have her back again!
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • From this point on 89 De Launay took his rightful place as a mere appanage.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • For the first time, he saw the woman whom he had loved, in her rightful woman's guise.
  • Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
  • It was to make over to you, as the rightful owner, the property on the Arran Islands.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
  • Then do you really think he regarded this claim as rightful and just?
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
  • "After all, I am alive and young and rightful owner of this money," she said to herself.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland

Synonyms for rightful

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