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Empowered vs Powerful - What's the difference?

empowered | powerful |

As adjectives the difference between empowered and powerful

is that empowered is (us) having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation while powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

As a verb empowered

is (empower).

empowered

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
  • (US) Acting with confidence.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (empower)

    • powerful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * powerfull * powreful * powrefull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

    • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

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