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 Reiner’s legal team argued in probate court that he was entitled to the money and had no other way to pay for his defense. — Hannah Knowles, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 John Mayer has launched his own label entitled Sob Rock Records. — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Sony Pictures Classics released it that April, and the movie became a cult classic that spawned a 2016 sequel entitled Punk’s Dead. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 Their errors could, for example, deprive resources from real emergencies or deny benefits a person is entitled to. — Anat Lior, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026 Colorado voters with disabilities are entitled to accommodations and assistance on Election Day, according to the group Disability Justice. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 As a result, the mayor was not entitled to qualified immunity. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 The allegations against him remain unproven, and he is entitled to the full protections of the United States Constitution. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 As part of the agreement, they were entitled to a sell-on fee if and when United sold him. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The Egyptian support is defensive in nature and won't include any ground troops in Yemen, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to reporters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The Egyptian support is defensive in nature and won’t include any ground troops in Yemen, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to reporters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

Moore was named the Cougars’ new head coach this past offseason, while Miller left his role as wide receivers coach at Boise State to become offensive coordinator in Pullman; both coaches played together at Boise State in the early 2010s.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Construction has already begun on the new district, named the Water Gardens, which will include two hotels and residential and office towers, and is set for completion before the end of 2028.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of named

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After Texas launched its education savings accounts this year, Albaugh’s children were among at least 78 Covenant students who qualified for the program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The Olivers qualified for 100 gallons of free heating oil through a local community center, help worth about $700.

— Meg Oliver, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of qualified

Verb

Beyond this is a new film by Diop, title [Sans titres], which begins with excerpts from ethnographic films of African women, depicted as the other, and ending with shots that show empowered Black women.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
There’s even a looming question of what will happen to AI agents that people have empowered to act on their behalf, as their humans start to die.

— Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of empowered

Verb

The 53,800-square-foot building, dubbed Le Large, is the passion project of Laurent Dumas, founder and president of the Emerige real estate group and its philanthropic arm, the Emerige Endowment Fund.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Linvill and several other research groups attributed them to Russian operators the research community has dubbed Storm-1516.

— Shannon Bond, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubbed

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In a June 2026 paper titled When AI Builds Itself, Anthropic warned that the recursive loop has moved from science fiction to operational reality faster than the company itself expected.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In the exhibition, Liotard’s portraits of Marie-Antoinette and Marie Caroline have been newly titled to reflect the true identities of the sitters.

— Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of titled

Verb

Despite the charger advertising 160W charging passthrough, its USB-C ports labeled C1 and C2 each top out at 140W when just one device is plugged into the charger.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
The processing defect was labeled a Class I Threat by the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

— Eva Flowe October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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