Synonyms for

Enabling

Verb / eˈneɪbʌlɪŋ / / ɪˈneɪbʌlɪŋ / / ɪˈneɪblɪŋ / Another word for enabling — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Enabling means to give someone the ability or means to do something.

Synonyms & similar words

disable enable disabling empowering facilitating authorizing allowing enfranchising permitting sanctioning licensing qualifying assisting helping aiding supporting encouraging strengthening fostering promoting uplifting abetting backing

Synonyms by register

Formal

facilitating empowering authorizing permitting

Informal

helping allowing making possible letting

Literary

fostering advancing abetting

Antonyms

hindering obstructing disabling preventing inhibiting restricting

Common collocations

  • enabling legislation
  • enabling technology
  • enabling factor
  • enabling environment
  • enabling access
  • enabling change
  • enabling innovation

Word family

noun enablement
verb enable
adjective enabling
adverb enably

Usage note

Often used in technical or business contexts to describe something that makes a process or action possible. Be mindful of its positive connotation; antonyms usually involve active obstruction.

Example sentences

  1. The teacher is enabling the students to learn by giving them the necessary resources.
  2. By giving her a map, her father is enabling her to navigate her way around the city.
  3. The new technology is enabling us to communicate with people from all over the world.
  4. The grant is enabling the organization to expand its services to more people in need.
  5. The coach is enabling the team to improve their skills with regular practice sessions.

Quotes

  • The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. - Benjamin Disraeli
  • The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. - William James
  • The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. - Mahatma Gandhi

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