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 Victor Wembanyama took the 25-percent max, instead of a chance at the 30-percent max he would be entitled to receive, so his Spurs could have more flexibility. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026 That means travelers are only entitled to full refunds for trips canceled within 24 hours of booking for flights departing at least a week later. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 July 2026 Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and Orlovsky made his stance clear. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 Miners were entitled to new medical screenings and monitoring by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 The novel kickstarts the author’s upcoming dystopian romance trilogy entitled The Nocturnal Sequence. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 Last February, Hoehne held a meeting with about 50 voters that had been members of the HFPA and had signed contracts with its new corporate owners in June 2023 that entitled them to a base salary of $75,000 annually in a five-year deal. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026 She was entitled to all the trust’s income and principal and could revoke or amend the trust. — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entitled
  1. authorized
  2. named
  3. qualified
  4. called
  5. empowered
  6. dubbed
  7. titled
  8. labeled
Verb
  • Most particularly, the judge seemed interested in whether Reddit’s agreement with Google actually authorized Google to protect its copyrighted content.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Before an agent acts, the organization needs to know what informed the decision, which policy authorized it, who owns the outcome and how the action can be stopped or reversed.
    — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • Cal is a fellow of MacDowell and Yaddo, has been a writer in residence at Gladstone’s Library and at the Jan Michalski Foundation in Switzerland, and was named a 2022 Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
  • The 180-acre (73-hectare) retreat, which is run by the Navy and guarded by Marines, has a cabin named Aspen that’s reserved for the president, plus about a dozen other cabins for guests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of named
Verb
  • Nithya Raman’s team said Raman had qualified for those matching funds.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In a 2025 study of nearly 1,000 patients diagnosed with lung cancer, only 35% would have qualified for screening under the current criteria.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 31 July 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • Two of the three organizations had no idea until Anthropic called them.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Unbeknownst to David, the system, called WOPR—War Operations Plan Response—is in control of the American nuclear arsenal.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of called
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  • This usually refers to the next level of leaders in the organization and how they are empowered to make decisions, take action or solve problems without senior leader involvement.
    — Julie Williamson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • For managers and leaders, fostering innovation means recognizing that your role is to create the conditions where employees feel empowered to contribute.
    — Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • The demand for more from the franchise prompted the animation adaptation, dubbed and subtitled in eight languages, on Crunchyroll.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The move to use electronic strips is part of what’s dubbed the Terminal Flight Data Manager, an air traffic control tower initiative to improve management and efficiency, led by the Department of Transportation.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dubbed
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  • The author will kick-start a new dystopian romance series, titled The Cinderlands Saga, next year.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • The Jordan Valley Rangeland Fire Protection Association, a group of ranchers in Idaho and Oregon that work together to protect local rangelands, created a GoFundMe page titled Jordan Valley RFPA Support, where people can donate to their efforts.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of titled
Verb
  • The peptide preparation, labeled COP3, raised serum testosterone and cyclic AMP in male mice and increased the activity of penile nitric oxide synthase, an enzyme closely associated with erectile function.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
  • It wasn’t meant to be seen as brave (as it was bizarrely labeled).
    — JP Saxe, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of labeled

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“Entitled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entitled. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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