| Main Entry: |
helpless |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
incapable, incompetent; vulnerable |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, basket-case,
debilitated, defenseless,
dependent,
destitute,
disabled,
exposed,
feeble,
forlorn,
forsaken, friendless, handcuffed,
impotent,
inefficient, inexpert, infirm,
invalid, over a barrel, paralyzed, pinned,
powerless,
prostrate, shiftless, tapped, tapped out,
unable, unfit, unprotected, up creek without paddle,
weak, with hands tied
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Antonyms: |
able, capable, competent, enterprising, independent, resourceful, skilled, strong
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