entitled
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entitled
- /ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/
adjective more entitled · most entitled · 'titled
- Having a title. Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.
- Having a legal or moral right or claim to something. As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president.
- Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious. THE STRAIN OF DEALING WITH ENTITLED PEOPLE. Dealing with people who are generally convinced that life (and, in particular, the clinician) owes them something can be very wearisome work — particularly if on some level (usually unconscious) the clinician believes it is appropriate (and necessary for a
Similar: authorized, empowered
verb 'titled
- simple past and past participle of entitle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eligible, titled, entitlement, droit, duty, eligibility, mandated, admissible, authorized, approved, permitted, allowed, permissible, authorised, legal, qualified
adjective
Similar: authorized, empowered
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adj having a right to something
| Español | tener el fuero/derecho/privilegio a/de, derechohabiente |
|---|---|
| Português | beneficiário, beneficiária, beneficiário efetivo |
| Français | ayant droit |
| Deutsch | berechtigt, anspruchsberechtigt, befugt |
| Italiano | avente titolo |
| Русский | наделённый правом nadeljónnyj pravom, имеющий право imejuščij pravo, правомочный pravomočnyj, уполномоченный upolnomočennyj |
| עברית | זַכַּאי zakkáy |
adj having a title - book etc
| Español | intitulado |
|---|---|
| Português | intitulado |
| Français | intitulé |
| Deutsch | betitelt, getitelt, benannt |
| Italiano | intitolato |
| Русский | озаглавленный ozaglavlennyj, именующийся imenujuščijsja |
| العربية | مُعَنْوَن muʕanwan |
adj convinced of one's own righteousness or the justifiability of one's actions or status
| Español | engreído, finchado, ufano, que se cree muy privilegiado/derechohabiente |
|---|---|
| Português | condescendente, presunçoso, presunçosa |
| Français | présomptueux, prétentieux |
| Deutsch | anmaßend, anspruchsvoll, dünkelhaft, fordernd, vermeintlich privilegiert, überheblich |
| Italiano | presuntuoso, presuntuosa |
| Русский | претенциозный pretencioznyj, притязательный pritjazatelʹnyj, высокомерный vysokomernyj, требовательный trebovatelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "entitled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/entitled. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. entitled. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/entitled "entitled." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/entitled.Cite this
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title = {entitled},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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