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

The women are so empowered, and there are shades of lesbianism as well. —Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 June 2024

Politically, an empowered COP could raise public and political awareness of pandemic threats. —Alexandra Phelan, STAT, 27 May 2024

There also needs to be much greater territorial contiguity for Palestinians in the West Bank, and Israel must support reforming the Palestinian Authority, to help build the authority of a new empowered prime minister. —Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2024

What if that story was merely one of many – and one that conceals a more complex and empowered story that West Africa claimed for itself? —Thomas Page, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above