ENTITLES Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

entitles

verb

present tense third-person singular of entitle

as in authorizes

to give a right to the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

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as in calls

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 entitles The lesson of Taylor is not that holding a powerful office entitles someone to go unchallenged. —

Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 At the time, according to the New York Times, Sotheby’s was selling the work without a guarantee, an agreement that entitles the seller to a sum whether or not the work finds a buyer. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Apr. 2026 In its recent decision, the court has sided with a Colorado Christian therapist who argued that her right to free speech entitles her to counsel adolescents toward heterosexuality. —

Donna Lamb, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 And a fight between Morris and the church over whether an employment agreement entitles him and his wife to between $600,000 and $800,000 annually is playing out in state court in Tarrant County as well as in Christian arbitration before the Ambassadors of Reconciliation. —

Michelle Casady, Dallas Morning News, 16 Mar. 2026 Fink’s deal entitles him to an undisclosed percentage of carry incentive distributions from a composite bucket of 10 of BlackRock’s flagship private market funds that raised capital in 2024. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026 There’s also a hefty $12,446 per month maintenance fee, which entitles the new owner to a 24-hour doorman, a concierge, storage space, and a coveted key to the private Gramercy Park. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2026 Finding a Golden Fan Cup Free entitles winners to 52 free Chick-fil-A entrées (choice of one Original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Grilled Chicken Sandwich, or 8-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets) for one year. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026 On the other side of the ledger, Bournemouth have negotiated a sell-on clause which entitles them to 10 per cent of any profit City make on the 26-year-old in the future. —

Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

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While Congress reauthorizes the legal framework that allows for the collection of the communications, a secretive court known as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court authorizes the government to conduct the surveillance programs under certain parameters for up to a year.

— Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The bill specifically authorizes financial damages, because under current law, plaintiffs can only obtain injunctions that prevent future or ongoing violations, the summary said.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026