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 Chief Justice John Roberts gave the Federal Communications Commission a temporary win on Thursday in its legal battle over who is entitled to favorable advertising rates in the closing weeks of the costly and hotly contested midterm elections. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 The court didn’t find that hospitals were economically entitled to the markup. — Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026 Haugen says the best mitigation to AI harms is for this kind of auditing to be required by law across the industry, the way outside auditors are entitled to review the books at banks. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 Before asking taxpayers for more, the board should demonstrate fiscal discipline, transparency and measurable results, while pursuing the state funding Chicago students are entitled to receive. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are entitled to host displays on parliament grounds, though all exhibitions must be approved by officials. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Full-time employees are also entitled to five weeks, or 25 days of annual leave, and many get more. — Brooke Black, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 And yet, as the chants rained and his teammates soared, Young refused to do something that he was entitled to do in the moment. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 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

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Verb

Iamaleava is expected to miss the rest of this season with a knee injury, according to a person with knowledge of the injury not authorized to discuss it publicly.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Details surface about airport fatalities The attack struck an airport complex housing terminals 3 and 4 for domestic flights, a regional official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorized

Verb

The festival has kept inviting Kore-eda back since his debut, and the opening ceremony even featured a piece of music named after him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
This time last year, India‘s Abundantia Entertainment launched an AI production division named Abundantia AiOn.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of named

Verb

It was put on by a company called Candle House, which, though little-known as of yet in the theatrical mainstream, has enough of a cult national reputation that nearly all of the 76 shows sold out pretty much just on word of mouth, at $247 a pop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
The pop-up, called Sheep, debuted on July 8 in the rooftop restaurant space at the hotel, offering a $95 per person four-course tasting menu focused on open-fire cooking.

— The Know, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of called

Verb

The initiative’s goal is by 2030 to have empowered 3 million people to recognize the early signs of anxiety and depression, and take steps toward helping those.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
The county is empowered by statute to investigate and prosecute violations of the Unfair Competition Law on behalf of California residents and to seek restitution, civil penalties and injunctive relief for any violations.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of empowered

Verb

Vaccarello also established Saint Laurent Editions, specializing in books, fanzines and fine art, with a dedicated retail/gallery space dubbed Saint Laurent Babylone on the Left Bank of Paris.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Now a researcher has taken this concept into the third dimension with a 3D shape dubbed the Chair44 monotile.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of dubbed

Verb

And Jeremy Allen White is Jeff Horwitz, the Wall Street Journal tech reporter with whom Haugen collaborates on an explosive series of articles informally titled The Facebook Files, exposing the toxic culture behind the company’s stratospheric reach.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
The Rolling Stones’ Aftermath gets a clear-vinyl edition with additional package extras, while George Harrison’s 33 1/3 and self-titled album arrive as new zoetrope editions.

— Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of titled

Verb

Because the movie shies away from condemnation, it has been labeled by some as a MAGA film for supposedly demonizing progressive Norway and making the conservative Gheorghius the victims.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Each bait is labeled with a toll-free information number, allowing residents to report any contact or ask questions.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

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