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entitlement

[en-tahy-tl-muhnt] / ɛnˈtaɪ tl mənt /
NOUN
dibs
Synonyms
STRONG
privilege request rights
WEAK
dueness preemptive declaration
NOUN
due
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation interest payment rate repayment right
STRONG
claim comeuppance deserts guerdon merits need perquisite prerogative privilege recompense reprisal retaliation retribution revenge rights satisfaction title vengeance
WEAK
be in line for what is coming to one
NOUN
guerdon
Synonyms
STRONG
claim comeuppance compensation desert deserts interest merits need payment perquisite prerogative privilege rate recompense repayment reprisal retaliation retribution revenge reward right rights
WEAK
be in line for satisfa
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage forgiveness pardon penalty sympathy
NOUN
license
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorization certificate charter consent exemption grant immunity permit privilege right ticket warrant
STRONG
dispensation freedom go ahead independence latitude leave liberty okay self-determination unconstraint
WEAK
carte blanche green light
Antonyms
STRONGEST
responsibility
STRONG
denial imprisonment incarceration limitation refusal restraint restriction subordination veto
WEAK
ban prohibition reason withholding
NOUN
privilege
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advantage allowance authority authorization benefit concession due exemption freedom immunity license opportunity prerogative right
STRONG
appanage appurtenance birthright boon chance charter claim event favor franchise grant liberty perquisite sanction
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disadvantage hindrance loss misfortune refusal responsibility restriction
STRONG
disapproval
WEAK
detriment
NOUN
title
Synonyms
STRONGEST
championship crown medal power
STRONG
authority claim commission crest decoration deed degree desert dibs due holding justification license merit ownership prerogative pretense pretension privilege proof ribbon right
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage honesty truth

Example Sentences

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People who confuse reasonable limitations on their actions with violations of their rights develop a sense of entitlement and inevitable disappointment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

You see his demands, from where I’m sitting, as entitlement because he fails to understand that your nest egg did not come easy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

This cluster of malcontents appear to have an entitlement, possibly a load of bevvy, and certainly an animosity towards Steve Clarke running through their veins.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

On the spending side, they will likely need to revisit the structure of major entitlement programs.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The character has to project entitlement, a whiff of corrosive self-regard.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

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