Synonyms

enabled

American

[en-ey-buhld] / ɛnˈeɪ bəld /

adjective

Digital Technology. equipped for a specified extended, peripheral, or premium use (used in combination): web-enabled cell phones.

a Wi-Fi enabled thermostat;
web-enabled cell phones.
noting or relating to a person living with a physical or mental disability who uses adaptive tools or assistive technology to engage in everyday activities and share public and private spaces with others.

Enabled employees are granted reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
nondisabled.

Sensitive Note

See able-bodied.

Etymology

Origin of enabled

enable ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Enabled by remote working, they are spending locally, joining communities and helping sustain places that have historically struggled to retain talent and year-round visitor numbers.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Enabled by social media and Colombian organized crime, more than 506,000 migrants — nearly two-thirds Venezuelans — had crossed the Darien jungle by mid-December, double the 248,000 who set a record the previous year.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2023

The lawmakers said they were told that 324 Afghans reached the U.S. despite appearing on the Pentagon’s Biometrically Enabled Watchlist.

From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2022

Selecting items in the Enabled section and pressing enter will make it so they don’t show up, and selecting items in the Available section and pressing enter will make them appear.

From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2022

Enabled him to look along both sides of the hedge and guard against surprise when our infantry were coming up.

From Pushed and the Return Push by Nichols, George Herbert Fosdike

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