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Definitions

empowerment

NOUN
green light
Synonyms
STRONGEST
approval assent blessing clearance consent go ahead permission seal of approval thumbs-up
WEAK
OK agreement dispensation license nod rubber stamp sanction stamp of approval
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial disagreement disapproval opposition refusal rejection veto
WEAK
red light
NOUN
OK
Synonyms
STRONGEST
okay
STRONG
acceptance acknowledgment acquiescence admission agreement allowance approbation approval assent authorization avowal canonization concession concurrence condonation consent dispensation endorsement freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty license permit privilege promise recognition sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification warrant
WEAK
carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval
Antonyms
STRONG
break denial difference disagreement disapproval dissent imprisonment incarceration limitation opposition prohibition protest refusal rejection repudiation restraint restriction veto
NOUN
permission
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptance acknowledgment admission agreement approval concession dispensation endorsement license permit privilege recognition warrant
STRONG
acquiescence allowance approbation assent avowal canonization concurrence condonation freedom imprimatur indulgence leave letting liberty okay promise sanctification sanction sufferance tolerance toleration verification
WEAK
carte blanche condonance rubber stamp stamp of approval
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial disagreement disapproval opposition prohibition refusal rejection repudiation
STRONG
imprisonment incarceration limitation restraint restriction veto

Example Sentences

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More broadly, businesses are reclaiming the upper hand in the employer-employee relationship after a period of worker empowerment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The black empowerment policies were introduced after white-minority rule ended in 1994, in an attempt to tackle the racial injustices of the past.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Proton VPN stands out from its competitors as a privacy-first VPN service that emphasizes transparency, technical rigor and user empowerment.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Now the Texas-based artist is taking her musical stylings in a new direction, drawing from her Monterrey roots with the release of her latest “Cuando Una Mujer,” a cumbia norteña about fierce female empowerment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Authors like the incredible journalist Peter Maass and famed Latino poet Jimmy Santiago Baca inspired the students to continue to use writing as a form of empowerment rather than violence.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.