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Enabled vs Disabled - What's the difference?

enabled | disabled |

Disabled is a antonym of enabled.



As adjectives the difference between enabled and disabled

is that enabled is being capable for use or action while disabled is made incapable of use or action.

As verbs the difference between enabled and disabled

is that enabled is past tense of enable while disabled is past tense of disable.

As a noun disabled is

one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled, but sometimes also singular).

enabled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being capable for use or action.

    • Antonyms

    * disabled

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enable)

    • disabled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made incapable of use or action.
  • Having a disability, especially physical.
  • (legal) Legally disqualified.

    • Synonyms

    * incapacitated * invalid

    Antonyms

    * enabled

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disable)