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adjective

as in empowered

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enfranchised

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verb

past tense of enfranchise
as in freed
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enfranchised
  1. empowered
  2. freed
  3. democratic
  4. liberated
  5. released
  6. emancipated
  7. rescued
Adjective
  • Read the story » More Top Stories The co-founder of Substack argues that writers today are more empowered than ever.
    — Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Online, fans and critics alike left indignant comments on Becky’s social media — dressing her down for presenting as an empowered woman, while welcoming back a penitent Lletget.
    — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of empowered
Verb
  • Ackman wants the conservatorship to end, arguing the entities would be worth multiples of their current valuation if they were freed from government control.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The husband freed one loop, then another, and used the momentum to pull the dog toward him and out of the car.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of freed
Adjective
  • Its nascent democratic system confronted entrenched social hierarchies of caste and power.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The findings come three decades after the democratic government introduced a raft of measures — known as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) — aimed at reversing the dispossession suffered by Black people under apartheid and colonialism.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of democratic
Verb
  • Ukraine has liberated 107 square miles in the operation that started in the summer, Ukraine's Third Army Corps commander Brig.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Sivan’s previous record, Something to Give Each Other, was a breakthrough that liberated him from the YA preciousness of his early career.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of liberated
Verb
  • Doctors also described various nonhormonal options in the new advice released last month by the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The identity of the man who died will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office once next of kin have been notified.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of released
Verb
  • At home, the United States had defeated their armies, destroyed their infrastructure, retaken their territory, emancipated their enslaved, and devastated their economy and society into a catastrophic mess.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Winter was legally emancipated and declared an adult at age 17 in 2015.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of emancipated
Verb
  • First responders still have to actively clear all the homes and a Blackhawk helicopter is now flying overhead to see if any more people need to be rescued, with parts of the city still inaccessible, Earley said.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That the final season of Yellowjackets features the high school soccer team being rescued and returning home is no secret.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rescued
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“Enfranchised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchised. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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