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EMPOWERS Antonyms

There are 16 antonyms of the word empowers. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For EMPOWERS

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disables
verbv
verb

• make unable to perform a certain action

• injure permanently

disempowers
verbv
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disheartens
verbv
verb

• take away the enthusiasm of

hinders
verbv
adjective satellite

• located at or near the back of an animal

verb

• be a hindrance or obstacle to

• hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

• put at a disadvantage

oppresses
verbv
verb

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• cause to suffer

represses
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of

• suppress in order to conceal or hide

• put out of one's consciousness

• block the action of

restrains
verbv
verb

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

• prevent (someone or something) from doing something

• prevent the action or expression of

subjugates
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• make subservient; force to submit or subdue

undermines
verbv
verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• hollow out as if making a cave or opening

weakens
verbv
verb

• lessen the strength of

• become weaker

• destroy property or hinder normal operations

• reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of

• lessen in force or effect

ban
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a decree that prohibits something

• a bachelor's degree in nursing

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Moldova

• 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania

• an official prohibition or edict against something

• a logarithmic unit which measures information or entropy, based on base 10 logarithms and powers of 10.

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• prohibit especially by legal means or social pressure

• ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

• expel from a community or group

bar
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War

• a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

• a counter where you can obtain food or drink

• a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon

• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal

• the act of preventing

• (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter

• a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore

• the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction

• a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

• a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

• a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises

• a heating element in an electric fire

• (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried

verb

• prevent from entering; keep out

• render unsuitable for passage

• expel, as if by official decree

• secure with, or as if with, bars

dishearten
verbv
verb

• take away the enthusiasm of

forbid
verbv
verb

• command against

• keep from happening or arising; make impossible

prohibit
verbv
verb

• command against

disempower
verbv
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Alternatives for DISABLES

Alternatives for DISEMPOWERS

Alternatives for DISHEARTENS

Alternatives for HINDERS

Alternatives for OPPRESSES

Alternatives for REPRESSES

Alternatives for RESTRAINS

Alternatives for SUBJUGATES

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