Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb entitle

3 senses of entitle

Sense 1
entitle -- (give the right to; "The Freedom of Information Act entitles you to request your FBI file")
       => empower, authorise, authorize -- (give or delegate power or authority to; "She authorized her assistant to sign the papers")

Sense 2
entitle, title -- (give a title to)
       => name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")

Sense 3
ennoble, gentle, entitle -- (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
       => promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate -- (give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work")

Antonyms of adj entitled

1 sense of entitled

Sense 1
entitled -- (qualified for by right according to law; "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law")

INDIRECT (VIA eligible) -> ineligible -- (not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for retirement benefits")

Similarity of adj entitled

1 sense of entitled

Sense 1
entitled -- (qualified for by right according to law; "we are all entitled to equal protection under the law")
       => eligible (vs. ineligible) -- (qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor")