Synonyms of enable

enable

verb

i-ˈnā-bəl 

1

as in to let

to make able or possible

my new glasses enable me to read the fine print

Synonyms & Similar Words

• let
• allow
• empower
• permit
• prepare
• equip
• ready
• qualify
• approve
• endorse
• fit
• sanction
• habilitate
• condition
• indorse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• preclude
• inhibit
• prohibit
• forbid
• enjoin
• disallow

2

as in to empower

to give official or legal power to

a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• empower
• authorize
• qualify
• allow
• permit
• invest
• certify
• entitle
• license
• warrant
• charter
• commission
• vest
• accredit
• approve
• licence
• let
• initiate
• confirm
• endorse
• okay
• validate
• affirm
• install
• indorse
• sanction
• induct
• OK
• inaugurate
• privilege
• clear
• credential
• swear in
• instate
• enfranchise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• disqualify
• exclude
• hinder
• stop
• impede
• discourage
• deny
• inhibit
• constrain
• disallow
• obstruct
• prohibit
• block
• shut out
• bar
• ban
• hold back
• forbid
• enjoin
• disenfranchise
• veto
• disfranchise
• outlaw
• disbar
• proscribe
• interdict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enable

This would enable the energy production of the equivalent of 16 additional fully functioning solar power plants at night, in addition to all the solar power plants that function normally during the day. —Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025

These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it. —Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025

Advertisement Advancing not stifling creativity Kakul Srivastava, CEO of music-sample marketplace Splice, delivered the next toast, which honored human creativity and emphasized the importance of technology that enables rather than restricts it. —Zoe Corbyn, Time, 14 Oct. 2025

Arc could also accelerate scientific research, enabling faster delivery of experimental payloads or orbital materials. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025