ENTITLED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

entitled

verb

Definition of entitled next

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 Any member on the official electoral register is entitled to vote. —

Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. —

Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2026 Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. —

Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026 Gillie described his friend as an ardent supporter of free speech who would regularly espouse the right that everyone is entitled to their opinion free from harm. —

Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for entitled

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Congress has not authorized construction of a memorial arch on the federal land managed by the National Park Service, which Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group, says is a first step required by statute before the government can move forward with construction.

— James Powel, USA Today, 5 June 2026
The issue with the fuel depot first became public last fall when county commissioners authorized the administration to pursue an eminent domain claim against the property, which could result in a court forcing developers to sell to the county at a price set by a judge.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026