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Synonyms for impotent
ˈɪm pə təntim·po·tent
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impotentadjective
lacking power or ability
"Technology without morality is barbarous; morality without technology is impotent"- Freeman J.Dyson; "felt impotent rage"
Antonyms:
virile, equipotent, strong, potent, stiff, multipotentimpotentadjective
(of a male) unable to copulate
Antonyms:
virile, potent, stiff, strong, equipotent, multipotent
Dictionary of English Synonymes
impotentadjective
Synonyms:
powerless, unable, incapable, incompetent, disabled, incapacitated, imbecile, weak, feeble, infirm, frail, inefficient
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4981 | weak | |
#10226 | useless | |
#17502 | sterile | |
#19578 | helpless | |
#30704 | powerless | |
#31313 | feeble | |
#42948 | puny | |
#51065 | impotent | |
#55394 | infertile | |
#71523 | disablement | |
#89563 | incontinent | |
#182470 | enfeebled | |
#281217 | nerveless |
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They have been impotent in the face of the greatest threat that we have ever known -- one that we experienced first-hand here in El Paso a week ago Saturday, it's almost as if the bigger the lie, the more obvious the injustice, the more furious the pace of this bizarre behavior, the more incapable we are of seeing it and clearly naming it and acting against it.
In most of those states what they did worked but in Alaska it doesn't, in Alaska they had an impotent system.
Others like him feel impotent, powerless to solve the problems their people face, and have taken their own life.
If true, it means current South Korean and Japanese missile defense systems become close to impotent.
Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.
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