EMPOWERED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

empowered 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of empowered

as in enfranchised

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verb

past tense of empower

as in enabled

to give official or legal power to the federal agency empowered to collect taxes

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as in allowed

to make able or possible workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement

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The album became a huge part of her live show and helped the superstar embody her new empowered self. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2026 By focussing on female characters, Jude invites sympathy for individuals who are structurally less empowered than their male peers, just as Romania occupies a position of weakness in relation to its European neighbors. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Verb

McMaster is empowered under state law to appoint a temporary replacement to serve out the rest of Graham’s term, which ends in January. — Connor Greene, Time, 13 July 2026 Having this general medical knowledge also empowered me to do research, ask informed questions, and advocate for myself. — Tara Thomas, Glamour, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for empowered

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And there were already many claims being made for the nearly $4 billion worth of liberated slaves.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Hungary’s new minister of culture, Zoltán Tarr, shares his vision for fostering freedom of expression in a liberated local art scene.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026

Definition of liberated

Verb

Though present, they are not enabled by default and require overriding hidden FeatureFlags, which increases user risk.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
But a wild pitch enabled Alvarez to reach first base, and Paredes socked the first pitch of 388 feet to left for a three-run home run and a 5-1 lead.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of enabled

Verb

In what was a relatively uncharacteristic ending for this Spain team – perhaps seeing the finish line so close – the squad allowed Argentina a few last chances, two of which couldn’t have been closer in the final eight minutes or so of the match.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
This spring, residents were allowed to return to the ruins of the complex, Wang Fuk Court.

— New York Times, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of allowed

Adjective

Panelists warned about a future where Christian nationalists subvert democratic systems in order to achieve a larger goal of garnering special power and privilege for Christians.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
The last tumultuous decade of grievance and attacks on our democratic norms should have taught us to adopt the wisdom of Maya Angelou.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of democratic

Verb

This is the part the Pentagon has now authorized for $17 billion in launch procurement expenses.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
According to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly, the ship was hijacked by seven armed Somali pirates.

— Omar Faruk, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of authorized

Adjective

So far, judges have blocked the Justice Department’s efforts to gain unsupervised access to Natanson’s devices.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Research has consistently shown that this type of fencing is one of the most effective ways to prevent young children from gaining unsupervised access to pools.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

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