Synonyms of entitle

entitle

verb

in-ˈtī-tᵊl 

1

as in to authorize

to give a right to

the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• authorize
• qualify
• enable
• permit
• empower
• privilege
• allow
• let
• license
• approve
• endorse
• indorse
• ratify
• certificate
• enfranchise
• certify
• licence
• legitimize
• sanction
• validate
• warrant
• accredit
• charter
• recertify
• revalidate
• reaccredit
• recharter
• reapprove

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualify
• forbid
• disable
• invalidate
• disallow
• proscribe
• nullify
• disenfranchise
• disempower
• decertify
• delegitimize

2

as in to name

to give a name to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• name
• call
• nominate
• designate
• label
• title
• denominate
• dub
• term
• nickname
• christen
• style
• baptize
• specify
• denote
• stigmatize
• clepe
• brand
• rename
• tag
• relabel
• miscall
• misname
• mistitle
• rechristen
• surname
• code-name

Examples of entitle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Applicants are entitled to a follow-up test within 48 hours if a test result is inconclusive or positive. —Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024

In July, the court ruled that former presidents are entitled to broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. —Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024

Actions taken within a president's exclusive constitutional authority are entitled to absolute immunity, official acts are entitled to the presumption of immunity and unofficial acts are not entitled to immunity at all. —Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024

Santa Fe Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Monday upheld the guilty verdict, finding that charges shouldn’t be dismissed and that Gutierrez-Reed isn’t entitled to a new trial. —Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024