powerless[adjective]Synonyms:- defenceless, dependent, ineffective, subject, tied, unarmed, vulnerable
- helpless, debilitated, disabled, feeble, frail, impotent, incapable, incapacitated, ineffectual, weak
Antonyms: powerful
Contrasted words: effective, effectual, efficient, able, capable, competent, potent, puissant
Related Words: inactive,
inert,
passive,
supine,
decrepit,
feeble,
infirm,
weak,
incapable,
incompetent,
ineffective,
unfit [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pow‧er‧less /ˈpaʊələs $ ˈpaʊr-/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
power,
superpower,
powerlessness,
empowerment;
adjective:
powerful ≠
powerless,
overpowering,
power,
powered;
verb:
power,
empower,
overpower;
adverb:
powerfully ≠
powerlessly,
overpoweringly]
unable to stop or control something because you do not have the power, strength, or legal right to do so ⇒
powerful:
He felt so powerless.powerless to do something Local police were powerless to stop them doing it again.powerless against The villagers were powerless against the rising flood water.—powerlessly adverb—powerlessness noun [uncountable]:
a sense of frustration and powerlessness [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲