Synonyms for Helpless
ˈhɛlp lɪshelp·less

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1. helpless

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

   Antonyms:
   dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous

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1. helpless, incapacitatedadjective

   lacking in or deprived of strength or power

   "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"

   Synonyms:
   lost, incapacitated, helpless

   Antonyms:
   independent, powerful, hopeful

2. helpless, lostadjective

   unable to function; without help

   Synonyms:
   befuddled, lost(p), mixed-up, disoriented, lost, bemused, deep in thought(p), preoccupied, at sea, missed, confused, incapacitated, baffled, confounded, helpless, mazed, bewildered

   Antonyms:
   hopeful, powerful, independent

3. helplessadjective

   unable to manage independently

   "as helpless as a baby"

   Synonyms:
   lost, incapacitated

   Antonyms:
   powerful, hopeful, independent

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1. helplessadjective

   Synonyms:
   weak, feeble, powerless, impotent, imbecile, disabled, infirm

2. helplessadjective

   Synonyms:
   exposed, defenceless, unprotected

3. helplessadjective

   Synonyms:
   irremediable, beyond help

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1. List of paraphrases for "helpless":

   defenceless, powerless, defenseless, impotent, unarmed, harmless, destitute, helplessness

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1. Paul Valéry:

   Latent in every man is a venom of amazing bitterness, a black resentment; something that curses and loathes life, a feeling of being trapped, of having trusted and been fooled, of being the helpless prey of impotent rage, blind surrender, the victim of a savage, ruthless power that gives and takes away, enlists a man, and crowning injury inflicts upon him the humiliation of feeling sorry for himself.

2. Alexander Sokurov:

   Art is a helpless child -- we need him and we created him and he never grows up, art has its father and its mother and creators but it's sort of a helpless child that needs to be protected all the time.

3. Tara Carson:

   I turned to my daughter and I was like 'Listen, this is how I'm raising you not to be as an adult. Like, you will never be like this when you get older,' i felt helpless as a mom that, you know, I couldn't do anything to help her, because I can't explain why there's crazy people in this world that behave like that.

4. Founder Terry Schilling:

   Parents feel helpless when it comes to protecting their kids from porn online; there’s no meaningful age verification right now.

5. Dennis Santiago:

   In internet space, these techniques can grow rapidly in what is called viral storms, platforms are presently nearly helpless in managing these storms because they propagate outside the business control systems of these companies. This is why companies like Facebook and Twitter have struggled to create newalgorithms to counter nefarious uses of their technology after the fact. They never anticipated this type of misuse of their infrastructure.