/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of states' rights Find synonyms for: Noun1. states' rights, doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought, ismusage: a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states2. states' rights, rightusage: the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitutionWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: kiln Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language