Synonyms of privileges

privileges 1 of 2

noun

plural of privilege

as in honors

something granted as a special favor

the town's oldest resident will have the privilege of leading the parade kicking off the Heritage Celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• honors
• concessions
• rights
• courtesies
• exemptions
• boons
• prerogatives
• entitlements
• appanages
• immunities
• grants
• perquisites
• claims
• waivers
• charters
• patents
• birthrights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• duties
• obligations
• responsibilities
• burdens

privileges

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of privilege

as in entitles

to give a right to

only professionals who meet the education and experience requirements set by law are privileged to use the title "interior designer" in Oklahoma

Synonyms & Similar Words

• entitles
• qualifies
• authorizes
• enables
• permits
• empowers
• licenses
• allows
• certificates
• approves
• enfranchises
• endorses
• sanctions
• lets
• charters
• legitimizes
• ratifies
• validates
• warrants
• certifies
• reapproves
• recharters
• reaccredits
• recertifies
• accredits
• revalidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualifies
• disables
• forbids
• disenfranchises
• proscribes
• disempowers
• disallows
• invalidates
• nullifies
• decertifies
• delegitimizes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of privileges

Noun

Maybe someone with the right privileges could perform a factory reset or another destructive action, for example. — David Bennett, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Another possibility is to find out if your IRA offers check-writing privileges. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

If a member is found to be out of step with covenants, church leaders can revoke certain privileges and can even move to excommunicate the member. — Saige Miller, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

For Muse to access Apple Messages, a user must manually give it two privileges. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

For many Aftershock attendees, there are no in-and-out privileges. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Four former inmates from the same unit spoke with the national outlet revealing Combs gets certain privileges that others don’t. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Lawmakers, anti-corruption activists and watchdog groups have urged authorities to identify which prisoners occupied the facilities and whether prison officials accepted payments in exchange for the privileges. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

During this process, attackers often attempt to escalate privileges, discover additional assets and expand their access throughout the environment. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

While the Blue Demon induces perceptual disorientation, the Rooster privileges visual attention and the architectural discipline of gaze. — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026

That privileges independent voters for whom name recognition might matter more than ideology. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Beijing, in other words, is pioneering a kind of statecraft that privileges quiet, subnational capture over big, flashy projects. — Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

If the Dodgers hadn’t brilliantly exploited an MLB economic system that privileges big-market teams, the Padres wouldn’t be so beholden to the wild-card option year after year. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

Conceived as an exercise in radical reduction, the movement reflects a design philosophy that privileges essential structure over accumulation. — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Jenkin privileges atmosphere through the collection of minute, sometimes abstract details. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Today’s structure typically privileges wealthier and long-term homeowners over new owners and renters. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

The vulnerability is a local privilege escalation, meaning it can be chained to a separate vulnerability to give users or processes with low-level privileges the ability to defeat OS protections and gain full SYSTEM rights needed to install malware. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026