enabled

[en-ey-buhld] / ɛnˈeɪ bəld /

VERB

allow, authorize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empower facilitate implement permit set up

STRONG

accredit approve capacitate commission condition endow fit invest let license prepare qualify ready sanction warrant

WEAK

give power make possible provide the means

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delay hinder refuse reject stop

STRONG

disapprove prevent

WEAK

block disallow halt inhibit oppose

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Bob came to Simi Valley in 1974 and built a foundation that enabled the Pioneers to be one of Ventura County’s most competitive programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

This enabled train traffic to move throughout the U.S. smoothly and without stopping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Researchers, who combined fieldwork with satellite data, suggested that "unusually dry conditions" and "flammable vegetation" enabled the fire to burn deep peat soils.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“If you think about the future for SpaceX, it’s all being enabled by this new rocket,” Granda told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But fiction has enabled us not merely to imagine things, but to do so collectively.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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