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

   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, 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. EMEASOBA GEORGE:

   You might be clothless presently, but you shouldn't be hopeless. Also, you might be homeless, but you shouldn't be hopeless. As well, you might be foodless presently but, don't be hopeless. Perhaps, you might be helpless currently, but never become hopeless. You might even be perplexed currently, but never become hopeless. At worst, you might have lost everything you've acquired over the years, but never lose hope. Because, hope is always available when everything else has gone. Thus, cling to it (hope) for life and never let go of it. I mean, dare to hope against (all) hope i.e. be and remain hopeful even when your situation seems hopeless. ~Emeasoba George.

2. Walt Whitman:

   The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a helpless thing.

3. Emeasoba George:

   A hopeful life is more probable to be helpful/fruitful/successful. Whereas, a hopeless life is most definite to be helpless/unfruitful/unsuccessful. Therefore, for life be hopeful and never hopeless, even if/when it seems there is not a hope at all.

4. Laura Hollis:

   The greatest problem facing the United States today is not racism; it is the disappearance of the can-do attitude that built the country, ... We’ve lost the sense of individual responsibility for our problems, and that’s bad enough. But what’s worse, we’re losing faith in our ability to solve our problems. This acquired sense of helplessness is catastrophic, and it has paralyzed large swaths of the American public – rural, urban and suburban. … Encouraging dependence upon government not only creates generations of helpless people; it inures them to government’s ineffectiveness.

5. Tawanna Adkins:

   I felt helpless because I wasn't there to protect him. I felt like I had let him down. A sense of sadness just came over me, it just broke my heart that they felt comfortable harassing, abusing and humiliating.

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