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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