Powerless synonyms

pou'ər-lĭs

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unable
Not able; lacking a certain ability.
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impotent
(Obsolete) Lacking self-restraint.
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vulnerable
Susceptible to physical harm or damage:
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incapable
The definition of incapable is not having the ability, strength or legal qualification to do something.
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dominant (antonym)
Dominant refers to a gene that will present itself by producing a characteristic that can be inherited.
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helpless
Unable to defend oneself or to act without help.
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infirm
Not firm or strong physically; weak; feeble, as from old age
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weak (related)
Lacking in vigour or expression.
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crippled
(Usually offensive) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.
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defenseless
The definition of defenseless is someone or something completely vulnerable that has no form of protection or no means of protection.
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frail
Not strong or substantial; slight:
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unfit
(Biology) Unable to survive or produce viable offspring in a particular environment.
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strong (antonym)
Having an intense or offensive effect on the senses:
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able (antonym)
Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
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potent (antonym)
Able to achieve and maintain an erection that allows for sexual intercourse. Used of a male.
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inadequate
Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
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feeble
Lacking bodily strength; weak:
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worthless
Low; despicable:
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powerful (antonym)
The definition of powerful is having a lot of strength, authority or force.
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help (related)
Lacking power or strength
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impotent. weak
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impuissant
Weak; impotent; feeble
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nugatory
The definition of nugatory is worthless or useless.
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compel (related)
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defenceless (related)
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unaccountable (related)
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ability (related)
Lacking power or strength
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unwilling (related)
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Powerless Sentence Examples

  • The walk calmed his irritation at being powerless for the first time since the Schism.

  • The things I wanted to do I was powerless to accomplish.

  • It was plundered by Henry VIII., to whom the memory of Becket was specially obnoxious; but the reformers were powerless to expunge the name of the saint from the Roman calendar, on which it still remains.

  • His enemies, headed by his elder brother Mikhail and the vicechancellor Vorontsov, powerless while his diplomacy was faultless, quickly took advantage of his mistakes.

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