Synonyms & related words for prerogative

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prerogative — including privilege, perquisite, authority, regality, birthright, precedence. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to prerogative

Explore words related to prerogative — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include discretion, arrogation, discretional, accroach, paramountcy, entitlement, disentitle, declinature. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for prerogative

Common synonyms for prerogative include privilege, perquisite, authority, regality, birthright, precedence, appanage, preeminence — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does prerogative come from?

The word prerogative breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -rog, from Latin rogo (“ask”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.