privilege

[priv-uh-lij, priv-lij] / ˈprɪv ə lɪdʒ, ˈprɪv lɪdʒ /

NOUN

right, due

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantage allowance authority authorization benefit concession due 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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“I thought to myself this is one of the greatest privileges that I’ve ever had in my life,” Witkoff later told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

A child who did something particularly noteworthy in school any given week earned the privilege of eating off the “star plate” on Shabbat and was offered the opportunity to invite a friend’s family for dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal

"But the isolation of Antarctica, it does something to you, it's a real privilege to experience that."

From BBC

Lee also took issue with Mitchell not testifying at the hearing and the dozens of times he invoked legislative privilege during a deposition ahead of the hearing.

From Los Angeles Times

The neighborhood embodied wealth and privilege in Los Angeles, but for 49-year-old Atayde, a housekeeper, it only represented one thing — opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times

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