privileges

NOUN

right, due

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage allowance authority authorization benefit concession entitlement 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

Example Sentences

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It is whether it can distinguish real vulnerabilities from the privileges it mistakes for burdens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Daheley announced her departure live on air on Tuesday, and later posted a statement on social media saying the job had been one of the "greatest privileges" of her life.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

When we talk about U.S. citizenship, there is a tendency to assume that, Well, of course everyone wants legal citizenship because it means access to rights, privileges, and protections.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

All such privileges, he noted, “require, among other things, ‘a trusting human relationship,’” say between a client and a licensed professional subject to ethical rules and duties.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Joan had only that week been given town privileges again.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath