Synonyms for powerless
ˈpaʊ ər lɪspow·er·less

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1. powerless

   Synonyms:
   contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, weak

   Antonyms:
   dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous

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1. powerlessadjective

   lacking power

   Antonyms:
   mighty, ruling, all-powerful, omnipotent, strong, puissant, muscular, almighty, coercive, compelling, powerful, reigning, regent(ip), potent, regnant

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1. unempowered

   a lack of: ability, capacity, authority.

   paul was made powerless by his boss's refusal to sign the letter of authorisation.

   Submitted by rinat on February 22, 2016  

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1. powerlessadjective

   Synonyms:
   impotent, weak

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1. List of paraphrases for "powerless":

   impotent, helpless, defenceless, powerlessness, incapable, unable, weak

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1. Kristina Wong:

   I was like' I can do this. I can sew.' I just sort of refuse to believe that we're powerless in these situations, i made my first mask on March 20th. I posted on my Facebook page' If you are immunocompromised or don't have access to masks, I'll make you a mask. Just reimburse me $ 5 for postage.'.

2. Paulo Freire:

   Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

3. Sai Kyaw Nyunt:

   Our country is very small and powerless.

4. Scott Smith:

   It has been so hard to keep my mouth shut and wait this out. It has been the most powerless thing I’ve ever been through, i don’t care if he’s homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, transsexual. He’s a sexual predator.

5. Joe Biden:

   We have to rethink how we define what constitutes a successful economy. It's not enough for the stock market to rise. That's not a bad thing, but it's just not enough. Workers feel powerless, too often humiliated, we're tearing America apart instead of lifting it up.