Synonyms of empowered

empowered 1 of 2

adjective

as in enfranchised

Related Words

• enfranchised
• liberated
• democratic
• unsupervised
• unconquered
• emancipated
• unruled
• freed
• released
• delivered
• redeemed
• republican
• independent
• autonomous
• manumitted
• sovereign
• freeborn
• separate
• self-governed
• freestanding
• self-governing
• free
• self-ruling

Dissimilar Words

• dependent
• subject
• unfree
• bound
• subjugated
• nonautonomous
• enslaved
• subdued
• conquered
• captive
• fettered
• subordinate
• subservient
• non-self-governing
• inferior

empowered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of empower

1

as in enabled

to give official or legal power to

the federal agency empowered to collect taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabled
• authorized
• qualified
• licensed
• permitted
• vested
• invested
• entitled
• commissioned
• certified
• allowed
• accredited
• chartered
• warranted
• approved
• affirmed
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• validated
• confirmed
• inducted
• installed
• initiated
• let
• privileged
• credentialed
• inaugurated
• enfranchised
• cleared
• instated
• swore in
• OK'd

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disqualified
• denied
• excluded
• prevented
• discouraged
• constrained
• inhibited
• stopped
• hindered
• blocked
• disallowed
• impeded
• obstructed
• banned
• prohibited
• barred
• shut out
• held back
• enjoined
• disenfranchised
• proscribed
• forbade
• disfranchised
• outlawed
• vetoed
• disbarred
• interdicted

2

as in allowed

to make able or possible

workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enabled
• allowed
• permitted
• prepared
• let
• equipped
• approved
• qualified
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• fitted
• habilitated
• readied
• conditioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevented
• inhibited
• prohibited
• precluded
• enjoined
• disallowed
• forbade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of empowered

Adjective

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