entitled
Having rightful claim
Entitled means having a right or claim to something: She's entitled to half the estate.
A book or article entitled something has that as its title: a memoir entitled "My Life in Paris".
The word has developed a strongly negative sense describing someone who believes they deserve special treatment without earning it: entitled customers demanding refunds, an entitled attitude.
This pejorative use now dominates casual speech.
Awaiting something foreseen
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- high-maintenanceRequiring excessive attention
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- ungratefulLacking appreciation for help
petulant · whiny · needy · selfish · greedy · bratty · coddled · pampered
Legally or morally valid
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- authorizedGiven official permission
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- eligibleMeeting required conditions
warranted · justified · merited · due · earned · proper · legal · lawful
Exaggerating one's own significance
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
egotistical · overbearing · snobbish · disdainful · imperious · presumptuous · high-handed · narcissistic
Officially selected beforehand
- calledContacted by phone
- dubbedNamed or revoiced
- labeledMarked for identification
- termedNamed or designated
christened · styled · named · captioned · headed · subtitled · inscribed
Superior select group
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- advantagedHaving benefits others lack
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- upper-classSocially and economically privileged
patrician · aristocratic · sheltered · insulated · coddled · comfortable · fortunate · well-off
expectant
Awaiting something foreseen
- insistentFirmly demanding attention
- high-maintenanceRequiring excessive attention
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
ungrateful · petulant · whiny · needy · selfish · greedy · bratty · coddled · pampered · indulged
rightful
Legally or morally valid
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- authorizedGiven official permission
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
eligible · warranted · justified · merited · due · earned · proper · legal · lawful · valid
self-important
Exaggerating one's own significance
smug · egotistical · overbearing · snobbish · disdainful · imperious · presumptuous · high-handed · narcissistic · superior
designated
Officially selected beforehand
termed · christened · styled · named · captioned · headed · subtitled · inscribed
elite
Superior select group
- affluentHaving abundant financial resources
- advantagedHaving benefits others lack
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
upper-class · patrician · aristocratic · sheltered · insulated · coddled · comfortable · fortunate · well-off · cushioned
- egotismarrogant, conceited, egocentric, egomaniac, egotist
- selfish traitsselfish, greedy, self-centered, self-absorbed, egotistical
- loaded wordsbigot, racist, fascist, Nazi, terrorist
- privilegeprivilege, elite, VIP, exclusive, exemption
- ingratitudeungrateful, thankless, ingrate, thanks for nothing, take for granted
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
entitledineligible
Not meeting requirements
disqualified · unentitled · banned · debarred · barred
entitledhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · unassuming · grateful · appreciative · self-effacing
- vacation entitlementPermitted absence from employment
- entitlement programsGuaranteed government benefit systems
- legal entitlementsClaims enforceable by law
entitle, entitlement, entitles, entitling, entitlements, unentitled