Helpless

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Unable to help oneself; powerless or incompetent.
  • adj. Lacking support or protection: They were left helpless in the storm.
  • adj. Impossible to control; involuntary: helpless laughter.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Unable to defend oneself or to act without help.
  • adj. Uncontrollable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend one's self; needing help; feeble; weak.
  • adj. Beyond help; irremediable.
  • adj. Bringing no help; unaiding.
  • adj. Unsupplied; destitute; -- with of.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Incapable of acting without assistance; needing help; incapable of self-support or self-defense; feeble; dependent: as, a helpless babe; a helpless, shiftless fellow.
  • Incapable of helping; affording no help; unaiding.
  • Beyond help; irremediable.
  • Unsupplied; destitute.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. unable to manage independently
  • adj. unable to function; without help
  • adj. lacking in or deprived of strength or power
  • Equivalent
    dependent    hopeless    powerless   
    Antonym
    ingenious   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    feeble    weak    irremediable    unaiding    unsupplied    destitute    silly    unhelpful    impotent    defenseless   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    weak    hopeless    miserable    sick    desperate    innocent    dumb    naked    nervous    lonely