Synonyms of entitled

entitled

verb

past tense of entitle

1

as in authorized

to give a right to

the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• authorized
• qualified
• empowered
• permitted
• enabled
• privileged
• allowed
• licensed
• approved
• let
• endorsed
• enfranchised
• ratified
• certificated
• sanctioned
• certified
• warranted
• validated
• legitimized
• chartered
• accredited
• reapproved
• recertified
• rechartered
• revalidated
• reaccredited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• disabled
• disenfranchised
• forbade
• disallowed
• proscribed
• invalidated
• disempowered
• nullified
• decertified
• delegitimized

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• named
• called
• dubbed
• titled
• labeled
• termed
• nominated
• designated
• nicknamed
• denominated
• styled
• christened
• baptized
• specified
• cleped
• branded
• denoted
• stigmatized
• renamed
• tagged
• mistitled
• misnamed
• surnamed
• miscalled
• code-named
• rechristened
• relabeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entitled

According to the petition, Ledward is entitled to 50 percent of Chadwick’s estate because Chadwick died without a will approximately six days after they wed in 2020. — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Dodgers management didn’t browbeat Treinen and Call, and that’s fine — ballplayers should be entitled to share their personal thoughts, however noxious. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Everyone is entitled to a free credit report periodically, and reviewing it for mistakes—and disputing anything inaccurate—can make a meaningful difference in your score. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Cher won the lawsuit in May 2024, with a judge determining that the Grammy-winning singer was entitled to more than $418,000 in unpaid royalties, per court records reviewed by USA TODAY. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 23 July 2026

Around 70 yards from goal, Mbuku was being pursued by Sherzod Nasrullaev and reached back with an arm to protect his space, which he was entitled to do. — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Rodríguez, however, was excluded from that judgment while the court awaited guidance from the executive branch on whether she was entitled to immunity as Venezuela’s sitting head of state. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

According to the petition, Ledward is entitled to 50 percent of the estate because Chadwick died without a will approximately six days after they got married in 2020. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

By now taking ownership of the detention centers, the federal government could argue the facilities are entitled to broader immunity from some state oversight efforts and lawsuits. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026