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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 study music every night, and I have the privilege of calling someone like Babyface and just flat-out asking him, “How did you write ‘Whip Appeal’?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Attorney-client privilege isn’t an excuse to refuse disclosing passwords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

I don’t think this is an indicator of privilege.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"I have had the privilege to meet many of you, and receive fan mail from all around the world!" she wrote.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

White leaders—former planters—were clearly fighting to regain their antebellum positions of political and economic privilege.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.