ENABLING Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

enabling 1 of 2

noun

as in support

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enabling

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verb

present participle of enable

as in letting

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

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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

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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

Powering the lunar economy Cabauy believes reliable long-duration power would become one of the key enabling technologies behind a permanent human presence on the Moon. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 The same day, Stripe announced Muse integration with Link, enabling instant checkout at more than 1 million businesses and use of single-use virtual cards. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The onboard batteries reduce noise and emissions, enabling extended voyages to remote destinations. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 This is a really big step forward in enabling agentic tools on consumer systems, with a level of safety that protects your local data and hardware from a misbehaving or improperly set up agentic tool. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 The aerospace company, led by Elon Musk, struck a deal to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum that will advance Starlink’s wireless capabilities by enabling the signal to pass through walls and other obstacles. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 Google, Visa, and Mastercard are building systems enabling AI agents to make payments and access credentials like credit cards. — Caryn Seidman Becker, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Applications Agriculture Similar to other legumes, butterfly pea harbors nitrogen-fixing bacteria in its root nodules, enabling it to enrich the soil with nitrogen. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 With global climate change enabling more tropical cyclones to rapidly intensify, the Hurricane Center has been making more bullish first forecasts for certain storms, including Isaias. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for enabling

Noun

Blue Origin also aims to produce nearly all its components and systems in-house, while maintaining support from external suppliers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Peter and Rebecca’s sister Lauren will serve as Rebecca’s support swimmer.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of support

Verb

Of course, one is inevitably loaded with expectations and prejudices, but the ideal of letting the work teach you how to consider it, as the philosopher Stanely Cavell counseled, is a useful starting point.

— Lola Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
While the labs may argue that AI can do this better than humans could, there’s a possibility that letting AI largely grade its own homework is part of how these failures slip through.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of letting

Verb

Over the years, Best of Beauty became the seal that guides hands across shelves by empowering Allure readers with the knowledge of what makes a product great… long before the advent of social media and the ubiquitous #GRWM.

— Hunter Lacey, Allure, 16 Oct. 2026
Olsen and the team created a factory right in the heart of town – employing, and empowering, a community in the process.

— Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of empowering

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Judge Stephanie Santoro granted Klitschko’s request, appointing him temporary guardian of his daughter’s estate and authorizing him to file a probate petition on her behalf.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Enetec was sanctioned in July under a presidential executive order authorizing sanctions to Cuban entities posing a direct threat to national security or involved in repression.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorizing

Noun

Jonah himself is remaining positive while keeping his spirits up thanks to the love, support and encouragement of his family, friends and all those doctors and nurses who care so much for him.

— Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
After encouragement from the coaches, Koerber improved his personal best by three minutes at his next race, Brown said.

— Donald Fountain, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouragement

Verb

But environmentalists are concerned about data centers developing on federal lands to skirt environmental protections and laws and circumvent permitting processes.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The guidelines avoided mandatory government licensing, preclearance, thus permitting development before the release of the latest AI models.

— John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of permitting

Noun

If Madewell’s current discounts and promotions aren’t piquing your interest, check Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Revolve, Bloomingdale’s, and Shopbop.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
For Ingersoll and some other religious scholars, Hegseth's promotion of an idea that has largely fallen out of favor with the American public ties in closely with his religious background.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

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