Synonyms of the word privilege


PRIVILEGEADVANTAGE - ALLOW - COUNTENANCE - FAVOR - FAVOUR - LET - PERMIT - PERQUISITE - PREROGATIVE - RIGHT - VANTAGE

privilege

  • n. (ecclesiastical law, now chiefly historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
  • n. (countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others;…
  • n. An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
  • n. (uncountable) The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic)…
  • n. A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
  • n. (countable, US, finance, now rare) A stock market option.
  • n. (law) A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
  • n. (computing) An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to…
  • v. (archaic) To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest with a peculiar right or immunity;…
  • v. (archaic) To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption from evil or danger; to exempt; to…

advantage

  • n. (countable) Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to…
  • n. (obsolete) Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other…
  • n. (countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit.
  • n. (tennis) The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
  • n. (soccer) The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team…
  • n. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
  • v. (transitive) To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to.
  • v. (reflexive) To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of.

allow

  • v. (transitive) To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
  • v. (transitive) To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
  • v. (transitive) To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
  • v. (transitive) To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
  • v. To not bar or obstruct.
  • v. (intransitive) To acknowledge or concede.
  • v. (transitive) To take into account by making an allowance.
  • v. (transitive) To render physically possible.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
  • v. (obsolete) To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To like; to be suited or pleased with.

countenance

  • n. Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
  • n. Favour; support; encouragement.
  • n. (obsolete) Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
  • n. calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
  • v. (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.

favor

  • n. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
  • n. Goodwill; benevolent regard.
  • n. A small gift; a party favor.
  • n. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
  • n. The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
  • n. (obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
  • n. (law) Partiality; bias.
  • n. (archaic) A letter, a written communication.
  • n. (obsolete, in the plural) Lovelocks.
  • v. To look upon fondly; to prefer.
  • v. To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
  • v. To treat with care.
  • v. (in dialects, including Southern US and Louisiana) To resemble, to look like (another person).

favour

  • n. British spelling standard spelling of favor.
  • v. British spelling standard spelling of favor.

let

  • v. (transitive) To allow to, not to prevent (+ infinitive, but usually without to).
  • v. (transitive) To leave.
  • v. (transitive) To allow the release of (a fluid).
  • v. (transitive) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.
  • v. (transitive) To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; often with out.
  • v. (transitive) Used to introduce an imperative in the first or third person.
  • v. (transitive, obsolete except with know) To cause (+ bare infinitive).
  • n. The allowing of possession of a property etc. in exchange for rent.
  • v. (archaic) To hinder, prevent, impede, hamper, cumber; to obstruct (someone or something).
  • v. (obsolete) To prevent someone from doing something; also to prevent something from happening.
  • v. (obsolete) To tarry or delay.
  • n. An obstacle or hindrance.
  • n. (tennis) The hindrance caused by the net during serve, only if the ball falls legally.

permit

  • v. (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone).
  • v. (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
  • v. (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
  • v. (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible.
  • v. (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of).
  • v. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
  • v. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for…
  • n. (obsolete) Formal permission.
  • n. An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
  • n. A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.

perquisite

  • n. (mostly plural) Any monetary or other incidental benefit beyond salary.
  • n. A gratuity.
  • n. A privilege or possession held or claimed exclusively by a certain person, group or class.

prerogative

  • n. A hereditary or official right or privilege.
  • n. A right, or power that is exclusive to a monarch etc, especially such a power to make a decision or judgement.
  • n. A right, generally.
  • n. A property, attribute or ability which gives one a superiority or advantage over others; an inherent advantage…
  • adj. Having a hereditary or official right or privilege.

right

  • adj. (archaic) Straight, not bent.
  • adj. Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two…
  • adj. Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
  • adj. Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
  • adj. Healthy, sane, competent.
  • adj. Real; veritable.
  • adj. (Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
  • adj. (dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
  • adj. Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points…
  • adj. Designed to be placed or worn outward.
  • adj. (politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
  • adv. On the right side.
  • adv. Towards the right side.
  • interj. Yes, that is correct; I agree.
  • interj. I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
  • interj. Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
  • interj. Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
  • interj. Used to add seriousness or decisiveness before a statement.
  • n. That which complies with justice, law or reason.
  • n. A legal or moral entitlement.
  • n. The right side or direction.
  • n. The right hand.
  • n. (politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
  • n. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
  • v. To correct.
  • v. To set upright.
  • v. (intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
  • v. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
  • adv. Exactly, precisely.
  • adv. Immediately, directly.
  • adv. (Britain, US, dialect) Very, extremely, quite.
  • adv. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
  • adv. In a correct manner.
  • adv. (dated, still used in some titles) To a great extent or degree.

vantage

  • n. An advantage.
  • n. A place or position affording a good view; a vantage point.
  • n. A superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain; profit; advantage.
  • n. (dated, tennis) Alternative form of advantage (score after deuce).
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To profit; to aid.

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