Synonyms of enable

enable

verb

i-ˈnā-bəl 

1

as in to let

to make able or possible

my new glasses enable me to read the fine print

Synonyms & Similar Words

• let
• allow
• empower
• permit
• prepare
• equip
• ready
• qualify
• approve
• endorse
• fit
• habilitate
• condition
• sanction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• preclude
• inhibit
• prohibit
• forbid
• enjoin
• disallow

2

as in to empower

to give official or legal power to

a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• empower
• authorize
• qualify
• permit
• allow
• certify
• invest
• entitle
• license
• warrant
• charter
• vest
• accredit
• approve
• commission
• confirm
• endorse
• let
• initiate
• validate
• affirm
• sanction
• install
• OK
• inaugurate
• induct
• privilege
• clear
• credential
• swear in
• instate
• enfranchise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prevent
• disqualify
• exclude
• hinder
• stop
• impede
• discourage
• deny
• inhibit
• constrain
• disallow
• obstruct
• prohibit
• block
• shut out
• bar
• ban
• hold back
• forbid
• enjoin
• disenfranchise
• veto
• disfranchise
• outlaw
• disbar
• proscribe
• interdict

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enable

Utopai has amassed an extensive slate of projects, both completely AI-generated and AI-enabled, for a fledgling studio. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

The SSCs are designed to deliver mission-ready capability, moving over tides, terrains and obstacles, enabling access to 80% of the world’s coastline. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

With little or no employment income, retirees may be in a low tax bracket, enabling them to convert traditional IRA savings to a Roth IRA at a relatively favorable tax rate. — John Csiszar, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Suffolk more than accommodated this corpus of experience while at the same time enabling me to refine my interests courtesy of its humanizing curriculum. — David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026