📖 Definitions of "Entitled"
- 1
To give a title to.
- 2
To dignify by an honorary designation.
- 3
To give power or authority (to do something).
"A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries."
- 4
To give rightful ownership.
- 1
Having a title.
"Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'."
- 2
Having a legal or perceived moral right or claim to something.
"As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president."
- 3
Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.
🔄 Synonyms of "Entitled"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Entitled"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| eligiblenoun | Allowed to and meeting the necessary conditions required to participate in or be chosen for something |
| titledverb | Bearing a title. |
| entitlementnoun | The right to have something, whether actual or perceived. |
| droitnoun | (law) A legal right or entitlement. |
| dutynoun | (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. |
| eligibilitynoun | The state, quality, or the fact of being eligible. |
| mandated | required, mandatory |
| admissible | Capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable. |
| authorizedverb | Explicitly allowed. |
| approved | Having received approval. |
| permittedverb | Allowed, authorized. |
| allowedverb | Permitted, authorized. |
| permissible | permitted. |
| authorised | Alternative spelling of authorized. [Explicitly allowed.] |
| legalnoun | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
| qualified | Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position. |
| nominated | Having received a nomination. |
| allowablenoun | Permissible; tolerable; legitimate. |
| justified | Having a justification. |
| enabled | Being capable for use or action; not disabled. |
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