empowered

Definitions

Given the authority or power to do something.

Made stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.

Examples

The new training program empowered employees to make decisions independently.

She felt empowered to pursue her dreams after receiving support from her mentors.

Synonyms

authorized enabled strengthened capable confident liberated qualified

Antonyms

powerless weakened incapacitated restricted disadvantaged subjugated helpless