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Synonyms for helpless
ˈhɛlp lɪshelp·less

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.0 / 1 vote

  1. helpless

    Synonyms:
    contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, powerless, weak

    Antonyms:
    dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. helpless, incapacitatedadjective

    lacking in or deprived of strength or power

    "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"

    Synonyms:
    lost, incapacitated

    Antonyms:
    independent, powerful, hopeful

  2. helpless, 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, bewildered

    Antonyms:
    hopeful, powerful, independent

  3. helplessadjective

    unable to manage independently

    "as helpless as a baby"

    Synonyms:
    lost, incapacitated

    Antonyms:
    powerful, hopeful, independent

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. helplessadjective

    Synonyms:
    weak, feeble, powerless, impotent, imbecile, disabled, infirm

  2. helplessadjective

    Synonyms:
    exposed, defenceless, unprotected

  3. helplessadjective

    Synonyms:
    irremediable, beyond help

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How to use helpless in a sentence?

  1. Adrienne Rich:

    As her sons have seen her: the mother in patriarchy: controlling, erotic, castrating, heart-suffering, guilt-ridden, and guilt-provoking; a marble brow, a huge breast, an avid cave; between her legs snakes, swamp-grass, or teeth; on her lap a helpless infant or a martyred son. She exists for one purpose: to bear and nourish the son.

  2. David Kessler:

    Our minds would always rather feel guilty than helpless.

  3. Josefine Larrauri:

    I feel helpless because the whole coast is threatened, whats the use of going all the way to Georgia if it can land there?

  4. Paul Hokemeyer:

    When human beings feel betrayed and helpless, they either internalize the anger or project it out onto the people around them.

  5. Anne Besant:

    Knowledge is essential to conquest only according to our ignorance are we helpless. Thought creates character. Character can dominate conditions. Will creates circumstances and environment.


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