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Synonyms for helpless
ˈhɛlp lɪshelp·less
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
helpless
Synonyms:
contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, powerless, weakAntonyms:
dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous
Princeton's WordNet
helpless, incapacitatedadjective
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
"lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
Synonyms:
lost, incapacitatedAntonyms:
independent, powerful, hopefulhelpless, lostadjective
unable to function; without help
Synonyms:
befuddled, lost(p), mixed-up, disoriented, lost, bemused, deep in thought(p), preoccupied, at sea, missed, confused, incapacitated, baffled, confounded, mazed, bewilderedAntonyms:
hopeful, powerful, independenthelplessadjective
unable to manage independently
"as helpless as a baby"
Synonyms:
lost, incapacitatedAntonyms:
powerful, hopeful, independent
Dictionary of English Synonymes
helplessadjective
Synonyms:
weak, feeble, powerless, impotent, imbecile, disabled, infirmhelplessadjective
Synonyms:
exposed, defenceless, unprotectedhelplessadjective
Synonyms:
irremediable, beyond help
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "helpless":
defenceless, powerless, defenseless, impotent, unarmed, harmless, destitute, helplessness
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1079 | lost | |
#3907 | missed | |
#4981 | weak | |
#6878 | confused | |
#14453 | harmless | |
#19578 | helpless | |
#30704 | powerless | |
#31313 | feeble | |
#35434 | unarmed | |
#38053 | baffled | |
#40280 | preoccupied | |
#41565 | bewildered | |
#43109 | incapacitated | |
#43391 | destitute | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#49426 | confounded | |
#49680 | helplessness | |
#51065 | impotent | |
#61459 | defenseless | |
#66194 | disoriented | |
#69737 | bemused | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#95677 | befuddled | |
#107376 | defenceless |
How to use helpless in a sentence?
It just scares the life out of you, you just think,' I'm gon na lose my kid.' And it's really helpless, because there's nothing you can do.
Life is astounding and not strange. If one thing is certain that is change, guide and choreograph the dance of creativity and save yourself from helpless captivity. Winds of change will allow you to give all you have and receive all you can with grace. Let change be seamless and not at a jolting pace. Be aware in the moment of change as it will determine your fall or rise, choreograph the change to MickeyMize.
As soon as I returned fire through that window the threat stopped, and I felt pretty helpless, like there is no way we can challenge this guy with an assault rifle.
People aren’t helpless because they want to be helpless. People are helpless because it’s all they know.
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.
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