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Antonyms for empoweredem·pow·ered

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  1. empowered, sceptered, sceptredadjective

    invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter

    Antonyms:
    unauthorised, unauthorized

    Synonyms:
    sceptered, sceptred

How to use empowered in a sentence?

  1. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

    It's so silly! here's what my goal is: I not only want to cut taxes and create jobs for families, but ship a lot of programs back home so that people will be empowered to begin to build our families and our communities, which is about the spirit of our country. Now if that's not conservative, you tell me what is.

  2. Macaulay Porter:

    Terry McAuliffe mocks and demeans parents’ concerns instead of offering them solutions, glenn Youngkin will restore excellence in our schools when he is governor by ensuring children are empowered to chase their dreams and taught how to think, not what to think.

  3. Javier Paz:

    If anything, it empowers us all, it's empowered me. I'm not scared anymore.

  4. Jeb Bush:

    All of these government programs should shift to the person who's receiving the benefit and they should be empowered to have more choices, rather than be told what line you get into.

  5. Kevin McCarthy:

    America’s parents should never be made to feel powerless – they should be empowered and protected when it comes to having an influence in their own children’s education.

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