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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Riverbank voters are set to decide Tuesday whether to approve voter approval requirements for any city council decision authorizing urban uses of agricultural or open space lands.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
The government’s notice said construction could begin once that approval was finished, the Interior Department issued a final decision authorizing construction and the proper notification was published.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of authorizing

Verb

The naming convention reflects the Evans family's enduring optimism about Africa and their commitment to celebrating its colorful heritage.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Clinton Central School District said in a news release on Tuesday that the driver involved in the incident will no longer be driving students without naming Van Dayne.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of naming

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During the first full fiscal year, 50% of the money would go to eligible hospitals, 45% to fire agencies and 5% to qualifying nonprofits.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The American Bureau of Shipping is qualifying the barge design through its formal new technology review.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of qualifying

Verb

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna defeated challenger and former Sheriff Alex Villanueva by a wide margin in his bid for reelection Tuesday, with the Associated Press calling the race Tuesday night for the incumbent.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Biss, however, said he is appalled by these actions and policies, calling them unconstitutional.

— Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of calling

Verb

Ultimately, both experts agreed that public-private partnerships and emerging technology like AI are countries’ best bets at enabling affordable, high-quality healthcare for its populace.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
This quirky species also has a relatively large tendon for a muscle that flexes the ankle, enabling it to bring its body down rapidly and strongly.

— Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of enabling

Verb

Williamson and Prime Sports signed a five-year marketing representation contract, covering endorsement and sponsorship deals and designating Ford as Williamson’s exclusive representative for those types of deals.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026
OpenAI’s approach to two of the three results also directly violates a clarifying statement AGMAI issued just a day before they were released by designating specific experts to shepherd the results into the public sphere.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 27 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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