Synonyms for defenseless
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1. defenseless

   Synonyms:
   unsheltered, exposed, unguarded, unprotected, unarmed

   Antonyms:
   sheltered, guarded, fortified, defended, protected, armed

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1. defenseless, defencelessadjective

   lacking protection or support

   "a defenseless child"

   Synonyms:
   defenceless, naked

   Antonyms:
   armed, protected, invulnerable

2. naked, defenselessadjective

   having no protecting or concealing cover

   "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   raw, au naturel(p), defenceless, nude, naked, bare

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable, protected, armed

3. defenseless, defencelessadverb

   lacking weapons for self-defense

   Synonyms:
   defenceless, naked

   Antonyms:
   protected, invulnerable, armed

4. defenseless, defenceless, defenselessly, defencelesslyadverb

   without defense

   "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"

   Synonyms:
   defenselessly, defencelessly, defenceless

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable, armed, protected

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1. List of paraphrases for "defenseless":

   defenceless, helpless, unarmed

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How to use defenseless in a sentence?

1. Robert Redfield:

   We have powerful tools at our disposal -- social distancing, wear a face cover in public, and be disciplined about the frequent hand washing, we are not defenseless against this disease.

2. The Norwegian singer Aurora:

   I tell myself I have to build defenses, but once you are in love you are defenseless.

3. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   We have entered an age in which education is not just a luxury permitting some men an advantage over others. It has become a necessity without which a person is defenseless in this complex, industrialized society. ... We have truly entered the century of the educated man.

4. Raheem Morris:

   I know Teddy is going to get protected, obviously, defenseless player as a quarterback, youre going to protect the quarterback so much, i know he ran up on him. I know he hit him. Im not sure if he made full contact with his head, but obviously the officials saw it that way and so did New York. So, you have to deal with hit, get him off the field and you keep playing and you finish the game.

5. El Paso in which O'Rourke:

   The two seemed very connected to me in a very obvious way -- this manner of terrorizing people and trying to terrify the country about immigrants and Hispanics and people who are really the most vulnerable and the most defenseless in Las Americas, and I said, I want to be there. I want to go there. And I want to go anywhere where people are being kept down or made to be afraid.