ENTITLING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

entitling

verb

present participle of entitle

as in authorizing

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

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as in naming

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 entitling The ruling gave hijras official status as a minority community, entitling them to various forms of government assistance. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 The superintendent, general counsel and chief auditor qualify for the supplements due to provisions in their contracts entitling them to the same increases as other administrative staff, officials said. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026 The complaint alleges Johnson failed to disclose restricted stock units entitling him to 330,000 shares in his January 2024 bankruptcy petition. — Zach Everson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

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The new charter schools sponsored by Pasco-Hernando State College and the University of West Florida will also be situated on their authorizing HEI’s campus.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Scams involving direct payments A scammer tricks you into authorizing a wire transfer, sending money through a payment app or purchasing gift cards.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorizing

Verb

Michael Olaribigbe filed the lawsuit in Cobb County Superior Court on Tuesday naming members of the Cobb County Board of Elections and Registrations and asking the court to grant him and around 2,900 other voters emergency relief.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
As leaders at all levels of California government moved to rename parks, schools and other civic institutions designated in Chavez’s honor, people often suggested naming them after Huerta instead.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of naming

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This means qualifying firms enter the portfolio universe of index funds much earlier, driving passive buying for their stock.

— , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
East River’s three-time defending state champion girls’ squad was in its usual place after Wednesday qualifying.

— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of qualifying

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After Taobao rolled out its AI calling feature, rival Meituan followed suit.

— Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
That performance came despite the fact DeMeco Ryans took over the defensive play-calling a couple of games ago without much improvement to show for it.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of calling

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Ard succeeds Ryan Fiedler, who has served as CFO since June 2025 and is stepping down to transition to an external consulting role, enabling him to spend more time with his family, according to the company.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
For example, Pontello showed how Hydrogel, Soko’s process that converts water into a gel, enabling a gentler, faster, and significantly more sustainable wash, can achieve new effects by adding color to the gel.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of enabling

Verb

The author argued that designating the group as a terrorist organization put vandalism, public demonstrations, and base disruptions on the same level as al-Qaeda war crimes.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
Some Security members have expressed concerns that designating political figures would interfere in Haiti’s internal affairs, particularly with elections approaching, while others have criticized the lack of enforcement on an arms embargo.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of designating

Verb

Curren Price, who has held the District 9 seat for 13 years, is terming out.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The five-member governing body is guaranteed at least one new face, with four candidates vying for the open 4th District seat now that Doug Chaffee will be terming out at the end of the year.

— Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 2 June 2026

Definition of terming

Verb

Thank the University of Kansas for nominating me and the Blue Ribbon Committee for inducting me.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Voters also will be nominating candidates for the entire state Legislature, where Republicans hold a roughly 40-vote majority in the 400-member House and outnumber Democrats in the Senate 16-8.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of nominating

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