entitled

verb

Definition of entitlednext
past tense of entitle
1
as in authorized
to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

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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

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Recent Examples of entitled At the same time, David Burke is entitled to a defense that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Is she entitled to additional spousal benefits because of the repeal of GPO? — Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Another form of profiling, though less common than active mistreatment but still harmful, occurs when police intentionally deprive minorities of protection and other services to which they are entitled. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 After 25 years, juveniles sentenced to life in prison are entitled to a sentence review, where a judge considers modifying a defendant’s sentence — and weighs evidence of a defendant’s rehabilitation, maturity, remorse and background. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Travelers, meanwhile, are entitled to damages and compensation when services fall short of what was advertised. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Under the terms of the arrangement, HardScope will broker deals with podcast hosts and other figures to promote DraftKings, and is entitled to keep a commission of up to 14%. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Premier League regulations stipulate that clubs must deliver 70 per cent of their ticketing digitally, with those coming up from the Championship entitled to a period of grace. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 White was entitled to an affordable bail hearing on the basis of her offense. — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitled
  1. authorized
  2. named
  3. qualified
  4. called
  5. empowered
  6. dubbed
  7. titled
  8. labeled
Verb
  • The San Diego Padres will call up top catching prospect Ethan Salas when rosters expand Tuesday, a team source told The Athletic on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the move.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Cities and counties would be authorized to charge fees for the inspections under the bill.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • While most of the vandals ripping down automatic license plate readers prefer to go incognito, an Albuquerque character named Jevon Martinez isn’t afraid to show his face.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The eatery has been serving the Sugar Creek area since 1985, manager Dino Beligrinis — whom his father, Bill, named the restaurant for — told CharlotteFive.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • That’s because of Shaw’s injury record during his career and the worry of how United will rotate him with so many games this season, having qualified for the Champions League — and where this might leave them defensively.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the old format, Shane van Gisbergen’s road-course dominance would’ve automatically qualified him for the playoff field thanks to two wins at extra curvy tracks this summer.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • One of the flight crew had attempted to calm the situation before that point, the witnesses said, but Lundeen allegedly called her a racial slur and started making homophobic comments.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of called
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  • Her fraught bunny legacy ultimately empowered other women, inspiring a new generation to claim their own stories.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Von Furstenberg, who built a fashion empire around a silhouette that empowered women to be in charge of their own bodies and lives, always got the memo, too.
    — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • Tesla also runs a chartered car service in the San Francisco area dubbed the FSD (Supervised) Rideshare service.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In addition to modular dorms, there are many large glass buildings in the Dysonplex (as Allure’s former senior writer Brennan Kilbane dubbed it after his own visit six years ago).
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dubbed
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  • Gay followed the play with Goya Award-winning film Sentimental, which premiered at TIFF in 2020 titled The People Upstairs.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Workers began to disassemble the Shapiro work, titled Blue, on Tuesday; the Kennedy Center has not stated a rationale for why the 24-foot-tall sculpture of a stick-figure-like person was taken away.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of titled
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  • Institutional shares Institutional shares, sometimes labeled Class I or Y, are generally aimed at investors with deep pockets, such as institutions that are able to meet high investment minimums.
    — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But for this film incarnation of Graham’s story, Boyle wanted an Australian to portray the man labelled the ‘Dirty Digger’.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of labeled

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“Entitled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitled. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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