Synonyms of enabling

enabling 1 of 2

noun

as in support

Related Words

• support
• allowing
• encouragement
• promotion
• approval
• permitting
• letting
• facilitation
• granting
• consent
• permission
• endorsement
• sanction
• licensing
• submission
• approbation
• compliance
• OK
• clearance
• allowance
• leave
• blessing
• imprimatur
• acquiescence
• obedience
• authorization
• assent
• sanctioning
• license
• tolerance
• agreement
• accession
• prescription
• toleration
• sufferance

Dissimilar Words

• prohibition
• veto
• ban
• embargo
• interdiction
• interdict
• limitation
• restriction
• proscription
• inhibition
• restraint
• constraint
• taboo
• no-no

enabling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of enable

1

as in letting

to make able or possible

my new glasses enable me to read the fine print

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letting
• allowing
• empowering
• permitting
• preparing
• equipping
• approving
• qualifying
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• fitting
• habilitating
• readying
• conditioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• precluding
• inhibiting
• prohibiting
• forbidding
• disallowing
• enjoining

2

as in empowering

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

• empowering
• authorizing
• permitting
• qualifying
• allowing
• entitling
• commissioning
• licensing
• certifying
• investing
• warranting
• chartering
• vesting
• accrediting
• approving
• endorsing
• sanctioning
• confirming
• letting
• affirming
• initiating
• validating
• installing
• inducting
• inaugurating
• credentialing
• privileging
• clearing
• instating
• OK'ing
• enfranchising
• swearing in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• excluding
• denying
• disqualifying
• stopping
• blocking
• hindering
• inhibiting
• impeding
• obstructing
• disallowing
• constraining
• discouraging
• banning
• prohibiting
• barring
• holding back
• forbidding
• shutting out
• enjoining
• proscribing
• outlawing
• disenfranchising
• vetoing
• disfranchising
• disbarring
• interdicting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enabling

Noun

In short, there’s no enabling of federal government growth through interest paid on reserves (the opposite, whereby banks lends the money also isn’t inflationary contra Michel), rather governments get all sustenance from the private sector. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

But removing the enabling without identifying a goal is just going to cause conflict. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026

President Biden singularly stands out in his callous enabling of the horrors inflicted on Gaza for more than a year. — Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025

Verb

High-performance joint motors generate up to 450 Nm of torque, enabling dynamic movements such as flying kicks, spinning maneuvers, and rapid direction changes. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

The process is further complicated by Nandy’s desire to explore bringing forward secondary legislation enabling Ofcom to examine how the Paramount-WBD deal would impact streaming services. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 July 2026

Her path suggests that microcolleges may be less a replacement for conventional higher education and more of a stepping stone, enabling students to uncover interests and gain new skills ahead of—or in tandem with—pursuing a formal college degree. — Kerry McDonald, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Landslides are important processes in shaping planetary surfaces, enabling the transport of material across great distances. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026

This finish is an example of his two-footedness, enabling him to play across the forward line, and the immaculate timing of his runs. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Cook has additional concerns about the noise, vibrations and emissions from a natural gas power plant that would generate electricity for the data center, enabling it to operate off the grid. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026

Brands should share these approaches with their customers, celebrating local fibers and crafts with place-identifying labels and enabling traceability rooted in the land and community. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

The deal will further help Neon expand its reach and operations while enabling the brand to launch a new television division, Neon TV. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 10 July 2026