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Synonyms & Antonyms of empowered
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in enfranchised
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for empowered
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for empowered
empowered
verb
past tense of empower
Synonyms & Antonyms of empowered (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to give official or legal power to
- the federal agency empowered to collect taxes
Synonyms for empowered
- accredited,
- authorized,
- certified,
- chartered
- [British],
- commissioned,
- enabled,
- invested,
- licensed
- (also licenced),
- qualified,
- vested,
- warranted
Words Related to empowered
- approved,
- cleared,
- credentialed
- (also credentialled),
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- OK'd
- (or okayed),
- sanctioned
Near Antonyms for empowered
Antonyms for empowered
2
to make able or possible
- workshops in financial management to empower workers to plan for their retirement
Synonyms for empowered
Words Related to empowered
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
Near Antonyms for empowered
- disallowed,
- enjoined,
- forbade
- (also forbad),
- prohibited
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The first known use of empowered was in 1983
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