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

By enabling end-to-end visibility, Blue Yonder helps retailers and brands build more resilient supply chains that are prepared for the inevitable disruption. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Rapid urbanization, rising incomes and the relative affordability of Chinese brands are enabling Chinese automakers to capture markets historically dominated by European, Japanese and American giants. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

With technology enabling portable work, hybrid models improve retention and performance, challenging the notion that constant office presence is superior. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

With ocean temperatures rising at unprecedented rates, warmer northern coastal waters may be enabling the rays to arrive in these waters earlier and to stay longer. — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

The planner can continuously replan based on incoming commands, enabling interactive changes in direction, speed, and movement style without retraining the underlying policy. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Adjusting lighting, recording simple macros, enabling Game Mode options, and managing onboard profiles are all meant to take a few minutes. — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

In addition to clearing the deal, culture secretary Nandy has ditched plans to bring forward secondary legislation enabling Ofcom to examine how the Paramount-WBD deal would impact streaming services. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026