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

Subscription packages have a three-performance minimum and include preferred pricing and unlimited complimentary ticket-exchange privileges. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026

There is also a chance of restitution up to $5,000 and revocation of all hunting and fishing privileges nationwide. — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026

For decades, Sarah’s lifestyle was intertwined with Andrew’s circumstances and, by extension, with the extraordinary privileges and security that came from remaining close to the royal establishment. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Sep. 2026

Last year‘s surge in inmate killings and attacks on staff prompted prison officials to curtail privileges, restrict movement and increase searches for weapons and contraband at most facilities. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Iranian family law continues to give husbands powers and privileges unavailable to wives. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Born in Los Angeles, Wong should have enjoyed all privileges of birthright citizenship. — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Give your teen privileges based on their responsibility level. — Sarah Vanbuskirk, Parents, 16 Sep. 2026

Even though the employee is authorized to access specific information, the AI tool that inherits that user’s privileges can process sensitive content and move it into a new context. — Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

That privileges independent voters for whom name recognition might matter more than ideology. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

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