ENABLED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

enabled

verb

past tense of enable

as in allowed

to make able or possible my new glasses enable me to read the fine print

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as in empowered

to give official or legal power to a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations

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Recent Examples of enabled Space42’s other major differentiator, according to Sabbagh, is its strategy to bring satellite communications, Earth observation, and AI-enabled analysis together within a single business. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 That flexibility, whether enabled by SSTs or other controls, could lower costs and speed up grid connections. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Still, the leak of the 158MB DLSS 5 file in late August has enabled modders to run the tech on all kinds of games. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 Overall, recent research underscores how policy choices – including taxation and public spending – enabled this 40-year rise in inequality. — Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 The most important thing is to keep your authentication protections enabled, even when an extra verification step feels inconvenient. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 And it was enabled by Patrick Mahomes hitting 5 of 6 passes for 58 yards. — Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Chain bookselling, which enabled the unification of the reading market, was one of the first heralds of a globalizing age. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Besides profound conversation, HomeView, when paired with a compatible Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad, can use personal context from apps such as Messages and Calendar to garner more relevant responses. — Muskanbhatia, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

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In new measures, the army said most Palestinian workers with permits will not be allowed to enter Israeli West Bank settlements on Sunday and Monday, and crossings into Israel will remain closed until after Israel's elections on Tuesday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The Packers, one of the lower-scoring teams in the league, get to face a team that is almost last in points allowed this season.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowed

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Beyond this is a new film by Diop, title [Sans titres], which begins with excerpts from ethnographic films of African women, depicted as the other, and ending with shots that show empowered Black women.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
There’s even a looming question of what will happen to AI agents that people have empowered to act on their behalf, as their humans start to die.

— Lissa Soep, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of empowered

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Ten days after López’s killing Honduran prosecutors charged Pérez and others of flouting environmental laws in the Los Pinares site from around 2013 to May 2021 by operating in areas beyond the limits of what had been permitted.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Health inspectors found goat cheese packaged in reduced oxygen packaging, which is not permitted.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of permitted

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The Egyptian support is defensive in nature and won't include any ground troops in Yemen, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to reporters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The Egyptian support is defensive in nature and won’t include any ground troops in Yemen, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to reporters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorized

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After Texas launched its education savings accounts this year, Albaugh’s children were among at least 78 Covenant students who qualified for the program.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
The Olivers qualified for 100 gallons of free heating oil through a local community center, help worth about $700.

— Meg Oliver, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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