Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Dueness

Nouns
  • due, dueness
  • right, privilege, prerogative, prescription, title, claim, pretension, demand, birthright. immunity, license, liberty, franchise
  • vested interest, vested right. sanction, authority, warranty, charter
  • warrant etc. (permission) Permission
  • constitution etc. (law) Legality
  • tenure
  • bond etc. (security) Security. claimant, appellant
  • plaintiff etc. Accusation.
Verbs
  • be due etc. adj.. to, be the due etc. n.. of
  • have right to, have title to, have claim to
  • be entitled to
  • have a claim upon
  • belong to etc. (property) Property. deserve, merit, be worthy of, richly deserve. demand, claim
  • call upon for, come upon for, appeal to for
  • revendicate, reclaim
  • exact
  • insist on, insist upon
  • challenge
  • take one's stand, make a point of, require, lay claim to, assert, assume, arrogate, make good
  • substantiate
  • vindicate a claim, vindicate a right
  • fit for, qualify for
  • make out a case. give a right, confer a right
  • entitle
  • authorize etc. Permission
  • sanctify, legalize, ordain, prescribe, allot. give every one his due etc. Right
  • pay one's dues
  • have one's due, have one's rights. use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution.
Adjectives
  • having a right to etc. v.
  • entitled to
  • claiming
  • deserving, meriting, worthy of. privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized
  • ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised. prescriptive, presumptive
  • absolute, indefeasible
  • unalienable, inalienable
  • imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged
  • sacrosanct. due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved. allowable etc. (permitted) Permission
  • lawful, licit, legitimate, legal
  • legalized etc. (law) Legality. square, unexceptionable, right
  • equitable etc. Right
  • due, en r gle
  • fit, fitting
  • correct, proper, meet, befitting, becoming, seemly
  • decorous
  • creditable, up to the mark, right as a trivet
  • just the thing, quite the thing
Adverbs
  • duly, ex officio
  • by right, by divine right
  • in the name of.