ENTITLED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

entitled

verb

Definition of entitled

past tense of entitle

as in authorized

to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

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as in named

to give a name to apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers

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Recent Examples of entitled Those injured while performing are generally entitled to medical care and may have salary rights for the season of the injury. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 White was entitled to an affordable bail hearing on the basis of her offense. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2020, Spooner sued Morgan for failing to make contractual annual payments and failing to observe a clause in their 2010 agreement that mandated that if more than 50% of the company was sold, Spooner was entitled to a share of the profit. — Stephanie Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The current contract expires in 2028, and each side is entitled to one year’s notice if the other side wants out. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Travelers may be entitled to meals, hotels, and transportation for delays or cancellations within an airline's control. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The story expansion, entitled Echoes of Sekigahara, has murderous protagonist Atsu time-traveling between catalyst memories and mysterious geography in the current day. — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 If a shopper clicks to use one of the coupons, Phia is entitled to a commission for helping drive the sale. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026 In the case of a split, The Sun reported in 2026 that Beckham would not be entitled to any of the Peltz family fortune. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

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The rare meeting in Egypt with Hamas' Khalil al-Hayya was also confirmed to the Associated Press by a regional official and a Hamas official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.

— August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The trustee overseeing that trust has authorized limited payments to fund previous legal bills and Reiner’s jail commissary account, but has held off on allowing a more sizable outlay.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

This story will be updated if additional responses are received from the companies named in the complaint.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Nicole Chung is the author of the award-winning memoir A Living Remedy, which was named a Notable Book by The New York Times and a Best Book of the Year by over a dozen other outlets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of named

Verb

Throw in Newcastle bringing in Matthias Jaissle to replace Eddie Howe, and of the seven teams that have qualified for the Champions League in the last decade, 85 per cent of them have a brand-new or relatively new manager.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
All four semifinalists have qualified for the Women’s World Cup in Brazil next year, while Ghana and South Africa kept their qualification hopes alive by progressing to the World Cup intercontinental playoffs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of qualified

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The ice cream, called tanada aisu, is made with rice from the terraces, oat milk, coconut milk, cane sugar and rice syrup, with no eggs or dairy.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Initially called a foul ball, replay review showed that the ball scraped the outside of the foul pole.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of called

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It was announced a few months after the 2017 provincial election that, with the support of the Green Party, empowered the New Democratic Party.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Arendt had no doubt that the form of antisemitism that had been empowered in Germany could exist only in that country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of empowered

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Though that region was dubbed the whisky capital of the world in the Victorian Era – with more than 30 distilleries in its midsts – today Glen Scotia is one of just three that remain.

— Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Some have dubbed the cover itself as racist, while others are saying Blanco’s non-Latin background as the problem.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of dubbed

Verb

Works were often titled after a popular song or an experience like Driving at Night in an effort to connect with the audience.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
As a viewing experience, The Brink of War is a better film than the only other movie about the summit, a 1987 British production titled Breakthrough at Reykjavik.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of titled

Verb

Still, some oncologists start their patients off slowly on any of a variety of cancer drugs, although there may be concerns about lawsuits by a patient or their survivors over a prescription of lower-than-labeled dosages.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
The president labeled the Strait a new territory in an image of a map posted on Truth Social.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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