| Main Entry: | unarmed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disarmed |
Synonyms: |
exposed, hands tied, helpless, indefensible, like a sitting duck, naked*, open, powerless, unguarded, unprotected, unshielded, vulnerable, weaponless, wide open |
| Main Entry: | defenseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerless, vulnerable |
Synonyms: |
caught, endangered, exposed, hands tied, helpless, in line of fire, indefensible, like a clay pigeon, like a sitting duck, naked*, on the line, on the spot, open, out on limb, pigeon, poor, unarmed, unguarded, unprotected, up the creek, weak, wide open |
Antonyms: |
powerful, strong |
| Main Entry: | disarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | render defenseless |
Synonyms: |
conciliate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, deescalate, demilitarize, demobilize, disable, disband, disqualify, incapacitate, invalidate, neutralize, occupy, pacify, paralyze, prostrate, skin, strip, subdue, subjugate, unarm, weaken |
Antonyms: |
arm |
| Main Entry: | disarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | persuade |
Synonyms: |
allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, coax, convince, enchant, fascinate, seduce, set at ease, unarm, urge, win over |
| Main Entry: | powerless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | weak; unable |
Synonyms: |
blank, chicken*, debilitated, defenseless, dependent, disabled, disenfranchised, etiolated, feeble, frail, gutless, helpless, impotent, incapable, incapacitated, ineffective, ineffectual, inert, infirm, out of gas, paralyzed, passive, prostrate, subject, supine, tied, unarmed, unfit, vulnerable, wimp*, wishy-washy |
Antonyms: |
able, dominant, potent, powerful, strong |
| Main Entry: | unprotected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | defenseless |
Synonyms: |
caught, endangered, exposed, helpless, in the line of fire, indefensible, like a sitting duck, naked*, open, out on a limb, powerless, pregnable, unarmed, unguarded, unsafe, vulnerable, weak, wide open |