Synonyms of privileges

privileges 1 of 2

noun

plural of privilege

as in honors

something granted as a special favor

the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honors
• concessions
• rights
• courtesies
• exemptions
• boons
• prerogatives
• entitlements
• appanages
• immunities
• grants
• perquisites
• claims
• waivers
• charters
• patents
• birthrights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• duties
• obligations
• responsibilities
• burdens

privileges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of privilege

as in entitles

to give a right to

only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title "interior designer" in Oklahoma

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of privileges

Noun

Bill 26-0192 gets rid of the requirement for the Board of Estimates’ approval of minor privileges, such as sidewalk and street closings or the approval of private signs extending into the public right of way. — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026

Some nepo-baby artists are more transparent about their privileges. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

But Italy’s quick move to pause some of the free movement privileges afforded to Spain under Schengen rules exposed the tense undercurrents tied to migration and security within the European Union. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

In response, Reiner was issued a disciplinary write-up for allegedly violating jail rules and lost several inmate privileges for five days, including phone calls, visitation and commissary access. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 July 2026

Applicable privileges prevent us from disclosing the specific internal consideration of the TPD investigation. — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Certain tiers of stay will gain you Regency Club privileges, including the secluded and exclusive Attic bar, located within the historic villa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026

To weaponize one against a particular target, an attacker still needs the right access, the right privileges, a viable delivery path and an environment configured the way the exploit assumes. — Kevin Tian, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

His legal team couched the City Council’s move to weaken the mayor’s authority and strip him of privileges as a petty effort to unseat the youngest mayor in the city’s history, and one who has questioned their leadership. — Reed Williams, AJC.com, 29 July 2026

Verb

Beijing, in other words, is pioneering a kind of statecraft that privileges quiet, subnational capture over big, flashy projects. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

If the Dodgers hadn’t brilliantly exploited an MLB economic system that privileges big-market teams, the Padres wouldn’t be so beholden to the wild-card option year after year. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Conceived as an exercise in radical reduction, the movement reflects a design philosophy that privileges essential structure over accumulation. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Jenkin privileges atmosphere through the collection of minute, sometimes abstract details. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Today’s structure typically privileges wealthier and long-term homeowners over new owners and renters. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026

Rodin’s watercolored drawings—more than 150 of them—translate Khmer dance into line and velocity by catching the dancers’ limbs midair, aligning them with a modern sculptural tradition that privileges movement as form. — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026

The Amish belief system privileges the notion that when individuals highly esteem certain innovations, religious purity may erode. — Cory Anderson, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026