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privileged - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | privileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favored, elite |
| Synonyms: | honored, powerful, ruling, special, advantaged, entitled, indulged |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, poor, underprivileged |
| Main Entry: | privileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowed, exempt |
| Synonyms: | authorized, eligible, excused, free, furnished, granted, immune, kosher*, licensed, okay*, qualified, sanctioned, special, vested, chartered, empowered, entitled, franchised, legit, okayed, palatine |
| Antonyms: | prevented, unexempt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | privileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confidential, secret |
| Synonyms: | exceptional, for eyes only, inside, not for publication, off the record*, on the QT, privy, special, top secret, under one's hat |
| Antonyms: | known, open, public |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eligible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fit, worthy |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, appropriate, becoming, desirable, discretionary, elective, fitted, licensed, likely, preferable, privileged, proper, qualified, satisfactory, seemly, suitable, suited, trained, usable, capable of, employable, equal to, in line for, in the running, up to |
| Notes: | eligible means qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen while illegible means hard to read or not legible |
| Antonyms: | improper, inappropriate, ineligible, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | enviable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | desired, blessed |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, desirable, excellent, favored, fortunate, good, lucky, privileged, superior, welcome, covetable |
| Antonyms: | disadvantaged, undesirable, unlucky, undesired, unenviable, unfavored |
| Main Entry: | exclusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unshared, restricted |
| Synonyms: | absolute, aloof, aristocratic, chic, choice, chosen, clannish, classy, closed, complete, confined, country club, elegant, entire, fashionable, full, independent, licensed, limited, narrow, only, particular, peculiar, posh, preferential, private, privileged, prohibitive, restrictive, ritzy, segregated, select, selfish, single, snobbish, sole, total, undivided, unique, whole, circumscribed, cliquish, discriminative, exclusionary, exclusory, socially correct, swank, upper crust |
| Antonyms: | divided, part, partial, shared, unlimited, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | exempt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | freed from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | beat the rap*, clear, cleared, discharged, excused, favored, free, immune, let off*, outside, privileged, released, special, unchecked, unrestrained, unrestricted, absolved, excepted, excluded, let go, liberated, not liable, not responsible, not subject, off the hook, set apart, spared, unbound, unshackled, void of, walked |
| Antonyms: | accountable, answerable, liable, responsible, nonexempt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | favored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | popular |
| Synonyms: | blessed, chosen, elite, lucky, pet*, preferred, privileged, recommended, selected, sweetheart, advantaged, best-liked, fair-haired, singled out, well-liked |
| Antonyms: | unpopular, disfavored |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | high society |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fashionable society |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, beau monde, beautiful people*, beautiful people, café society, elite, haut monde, jet set*, jet set, society, upper class, Four Hundred, best people, cream of society, crème de la crème, cultured class, fashionable society, good society, high life, polite society, privileged class, right people, smart set, societe, the Four Hundred, the better sorts, the privileged, upper crust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immune |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | invulnerable |
| Synonyms: | clear, exempt, favored, free, irresponsible, licensed, privileged, protected, resistant, safe, unaffected, allowed, hardened to, insusceptible, not affected, not liable, not subject, unanswerable, unliable, unsusceptible |
| Antonyms: | susceptible, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable |
| Main Entry: | jet set |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | high society |
| Synonyms: | beau monde, beautiful people, café society, elite, haut monde, high society, salon, upper class, country-club set, cream of society, crème de la crème, fashionable society, gentlefolk, glitterati, high life, in-crowd, leisured class, moneyed class, polite society, privileged class, smart set, the privileged, the well-to-do, upper crust, wealthy people |
| Main Entry: | select |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent, elite, preferable |
| Synonyms: | best, boss*, choice, chosen, cool*, cream*, delicate, discriminating, eclectic, elect, elegant, exclusive, exquisite, favored, first-class*, first-rate*, limited, number one, pick, posh, preferred, prime, privileged, rare, selected, selective, special, superior, top, topnotch, winner, blue-chip, culled, handpicked, picked, recherché, screened, tops, weeded, winnowed, world-class |
| Antonyms: | inferior, poor, second-rate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blue-blooded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aristocratic |
| Synonyms: | elite, noble, privileged, purebred, refined, well-bred, bluestocking, pedigreed, upper-class, well-born |
| Antonyms: | bourgeois, common, low, unrefined, lower-class |
| Main Entry: | honored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respected |
| Synonyms: | celebrated, dignified, distinguished, eminent, important, noble, privileged, recognized, reputable, well-known, decorated, esteemed, highly regarded, revered, venerated |
| Antonyms: | disgraced, shamed, dishonored |
| Main Entry: | A list |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | upper class |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, beau monde, beautiful people, elite, haut monde, high society, jet set, society, cream of society, crème de la crème, cultured class, high life, in group, privileged class, smart set, the Four Hundred, the privileged, upper crust, upper echelon |
| Main Entry: | beautiful people |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wealthy fashionable people |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, beau monde, café society, elite, haut monde, high society, jet set, society, cream of society, crème de la crème, cultured class, famous people, glamorous people, glitterati, high life, in-crowd, privileged class, smart set, society people, the in-crowd, the privileged, the upper class, the well-to-do, upper crust, wealthy people |
| Main Entry: | cream of the crop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the best and brightest |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, beau monde, beautiful people, haut monde, high society, pick of the litter, upper class, best of the best, cream of society, cream of the cream, crème de la crème, privileged class, smart set, the elite, the finest, the privileged, upper crust |
| Main Entry: | second estate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class below nobility |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, cream, elite, gentry, privileged, upper class, better sort, patriciate, ruling class, upper crust |
| Main Entry: | upper class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cream of society |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, beau monde, beautiful people, cream, elite, gentry, haut monde, high society, jet set, privileged, second estate, society, better sort, crème de la crème, cultured class, high life, privileged class, smart set, the Four Hundred, the better sorts, the privileged, upper crust |
| Main Entry: | privy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aware |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, cognizant, conscious, informed, private, privileged, wise, apprised, in on, in the know |
| Antonyms: | unaware, unknowing |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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