enabling

/ɪˈneɪbəlɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Providing the means or opportunity for something to happen; making something possible.
    • Enabling technologies like the internet have changed how we learn.
    • The new law created an enabling environment for small businesses.
    • An enabling culture encourages innovation and creativity.
  2. Describing behavior that supports or allows someone's harmful actions, often unintentionally.
    • She recognized her enabling patterns and decided to set boundaries.
    • Enabling behavior can prevent a person from facing the consequences of their actions.
    • The family's enabling attitude made it harder for him to quit smoking.
Antonyms
noun
  1. The act of making something possible or providing the means for something.
    • The project's success depended on the enabling of cross-team collaboration.
    • Enabling of the feature will happen after the system update.
    • The enabling of remote work required new software and policies.
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