ENFRANCHISED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Adjective

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
The mag ran endorsements for both Shirley Chisholm and a re-empowered Wonder Woman.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of empowered

Adjective

Traditional Republicans who have supported, or at least gone along with, the party’s attacks on Muslims and immigrants and its rejection of democratic norms have spoken out against cracking the door open for anti-Semites.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
In the Democratic primary, the anti-establishment trend was evident in the rise of democratic socialist Karishma Manzur, a 52-year-old research scientist who holds a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

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As a young medic in the US, Soldner saw those drawings when his division liberated the camp.

— Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Chad Tracy is an attention-to-detail kind of guy, which helps explain why the Boston Red Sox liberated him from Triple-A obscurity in April to be their interim manager after Alex Cora was let go.

— Steve Buckley, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Apple has released new devices, including the company’s first foldable phone — and iPhone18 in new colors.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Verbruggen illustrated his strengths in possession in the early stages against Leeds with a raking pass that released Maxim De Cuyper one-v-one against Jayden Bogle.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of released

Verb

Winter was legally emancipated and declared an adult at age 17 in 2015.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
In 1775, his first enslaver sold him to the commander of Framingham's Minute Men, who emancipated him, and Salem went on to fight at Lexington and Concord.

— Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 4 July 2026

Definition of emancipated

Verb

Schiano rescued the program from irrelevance, but modest respectability might be all Rutgers can afford this season — if that.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Images of the man and woman being rescued were posted by Nepal’s Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers on Saturday, confirming the rescues.

— Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

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