empowered

adjective

em·​pow·​ered im-ˈpau̇(-ə)rd 

: having the knowledge, confidence, means, or ability to do things or make decisions for oneself

… generations of educated, empowered women are moving into leadership across all sectors …

—Pat Mitchell

Ultimately, Consumer Reports hopes patients can be more empowered consumers when it comes to their health care.

—Stephanie Dickrell

… empowered personnel seek and eliminate the root causes of problems instead of being blamed for them.

—Ellen Earle Chaffee and Daniel Seymour

Karen felt empowered to address women's issues by the fact that she returned to school after a ten-year hiatus to stay home with her children.

—Jill Eichhorn

It is not insane to want to feel unafraid and empowered; it is human.

—Jody M. Roy

Examples of empowered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a vision of deeper, richer, more empowered lives. —Fei-Fei Li, Time, 11 Dec. 2025

What Comes Next The seed sector is showing the rest of the industry what a more informed, more empowered consumer looks like. —Sara Payan, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025

Customers who feel empowered and secure are more likely to recommend a service to others, stay through market volatility, and continue to adopt new products. —Dhruv Arora, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025

What resonated most was the shared belief that informed parents make empowered decisions. —Adrienne Farr, Parents, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for empowered

• disempowered
• overpowered
• cowered
• floured
• flowered
• froward
• glowered
• powered
• scoured
• showered
• soured
• towered