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

In that scenario, your role would be to create an environment where people feel heard, empowered and psychologically safe. — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 May 2026

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

Verb

Somehow, in a situation where his pride could have been irreparably harmed, Saxe felt empowered to soldier on, using the experience as a launching pad into the next phase of his career. — Jp Saxe, Variety, 28 July 2026

The Stax story Perhaps nowhere was this unification better showcased, though, than at Stax Records, the storied studio that empowered Black and white artists to write and record together during the 1960s and 1970s. — Laura French, TheWeek, 28 July 2026