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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 mean we are close like brothers and sisters. That is a privilege we will never have again."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

You are net contributors to society and you have earned that privilege.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Halliday: Getting to watch her was truly a privilege because she is so knowledgeable, she is an encyclopedia when it comes to this world and when it comes to Gilead and these characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“This gives a benefit to those who already have power and privilege, and once they get good at it, they just simply keep playing the game,” Zirkel said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And while we stay here for Anatole’s teaching and organizing, and live on the next-to-nothing that work earns, we still have a measure of privilege incomprehensible to our neighbors.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver