entitled

adjective

en·​ti·​tled in-ˈtī-tᵊld 

en-

1

: having a right to certain benefits or privileges

After having saved the country, ain't they entitled to help themselves to just as much of it as they want?

—Mark Twain

2

: having or showing a feeling of entitlement (see entitlement sense 2)

spoiled, entitled children

his entitled attitude/behavior

leading an entitled life

We are also the so-called entitled generation, … told by helicopter parents and the media, from the moment we exited the womb, that we could be "whatever we wanted" …

—Jessica Bennett

Examples of entitled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Innocent also linked this behavior to larger systemic issues, such as patriarchal power structures, where leaders often feel entitled to claim credit for work that isn't theirs. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

What if you're seated next to an entitled passenger? —Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025

Some of it was characterized by her younger brothers feeling entitled to her money and success. —Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025

That damaging trope—that this new generation is too sensitive, too entitled, too hard to manage—has been lobbed at young people trying to make sense of a job market that looks nothing like the one their parents entered. —Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for entitled

• subtitled
• untitled
• titled