privileged Definition
privi·leged (--lijd)
adjective
- having one or more privileges
- like or having the status of privileged communication; confidential
- having special favored status
- Naut. designating the vessel that has the right of way
privileged Synonyms
privileged Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- legally: A production order cannot require the production of, or grant access to, material that is legally privileged or excluded material.
- uniquely: The writer may be uniquely privileged in his ability to do both simultaneously.
- immensely: I feel immensely privileged to be part of creating her look.
- economically: Akinola's remarks about the ' economically privileged ' are very interesting.
- hugely: I therefore ended up in the hugely privileged position of being the Producer.
- socially: It is the church that is associated with elitist grammar schools and the socially privileged.
Infinitive complement
- participate: I am far beyond proud and privileged to participate in this Commonwealth Youth Summit, " Citizen You " .
- hear: We have been privileged to hear Professor Dutton giving our fifth Oxford Society Lecture.
- serve: I was privileged to serve in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.
- attend: It was a match that the Jacks who were privileged to attend are not likely to forget for many a moon.
- meet: However I have been privileged to meet people from all over the world.
- have: I am privileged to have received a preview copy in advance of the actual CD.
Modifies a noun
- caste: The other gave birth to a new privileged caste.
- elite: They are not some privileged elite; they are certainly not a bunch of sadists, people who take pleasure from cruelty.
- upbringing: It is nothing to do with a privileged upbringing, as the intake crosses all boundaries of class and race.
- position: Given his privileged position he feels obliged to speak out.
- signifier: From unattended parked as the privileged signifier bucks more they're who for years.
- status: The steady success of Express Insurance Group has earned them a privileged status with the majority of the UK's leading insurers.
Used with adjective complement
feel: We feel privileged to do the jobs we do in practice.
Preposition: in
society: The first shows the more privileged in society offering some comforts to the less fortunate...
Browse dictionary entries near privileged
- ‹ Privilege Escalation or Elevation
- ‹ privilege
- ‹ privet
- ‹ privatize
- ‹ privatization
- ‹ privative
- ‹ privatism
- ‹ privation
- ‹ privately
- ‹ privateer

