Synonyms of entitles

entitles

verb

present tense third-person singular of entitle

1

as in authorizes

to give a right to

the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• authorizes
• qualifies
• enables
• empowers
• permits
• privileges
• allows
• endorses
• licenses
• approves
• lets
• certifies
• certificates
• ratifies
• legitimizes
• enfranchises
• validates
• accredits
• warrants
• sanctions
• charters
• recertifies
• reaccredits
• reapproves
• recharters
• revalidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifies
• forbids
• disables
• disallows
• proscribes
• disenfranchises
• invalidates
• disempowers
• nullifies
• decertifies
• delegitimizes

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calls
• nominates
• designates
• names
• dubs
• labels
• terms
• titles
• denominates
• styles
• baptizes
• specifies
• christens
• denotes
• nicknames
• stigmatizes
• clepes
• renames
• tags
• brands
• misnames
• mistitles
• relabels
• miscalls
• rechristens
• code-names
• surnames

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entitles

The school board voted Tuesday to terminate Hill for convenience, a contractual designation that entitles her to severance. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Gillibrand is the senior Democrat on the committee, which entitles her to lead one hearing per year on a topic of her choice. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Currently, overtime pay entitles a worker to be paid at least one-and-a-half times their normal rate for hours worked past 40 in a week, according to the Department of Labor. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Whether that entitles him to the money is less cut and dried, attorneys say. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

His studio deal with Universal Television — a ‘Spielberg deal,’ as one leading Hollywood attorney put it — entitles him to half of his shows’ profits. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Your membership entitles you to a huge range of discounts, insights, and opportunities. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026

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