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

The department argued that Title III of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 entitled it to the unredacted records. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

If the housekeeper rejects the reduced award, the judge said, Brown will be entitled to a new trial limited to damages. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

If fliers don’t receive their luggage by those benchmarks, they are entitled to a full refund of their baggage fee. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

The lower courts said migrants are entitled to notice and the opportunity to challenge their removals before immigration officers attempt to send them to countries that are not their own. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Lawyers for the federal government had argued that Terrones could simply wait until she had been detained for six months, at which point she’d be entitled to a bond hearing, court records show. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

The monarch is entitled to sovereign immunity under customary international law and according to Australian statutes including the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985 and the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

The Israeli military disputes the film’s account, and it is entitled to do so. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

The collection, entitled City Town Country, fused many of Kane’s design signatures with Mulberry’s heritage materials and silhouettes. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026