What is another word for powerless?
Synonyms for powerless
ˈpaʊ ər lɪspow·er·less
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
powerless
Synonyms:
contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, weakAntonyms:
dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible, tremendous
Princeton's WordNet
powerlessadjective
lacking power
Antonyms:
mighty, ruling, all-powerful, omnipotent, strong, puissant, muscular, almighty, coercive, compelling, powerful, reigning, regent(ip), potent, regnant
Editors Contribution
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
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "powerless":
impotent, helpless, defenceless, powerlessness, incapable, unable, weak
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3646 | unable | |
#4981 | weak | |
#14453 | harmless | |
#19578 | helpless | |
#20455 | incapable | |
#30704 | powerless | |
#31313 | feeble | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#51065 | impotent | |
#73354 | powerlessness | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#107376 | defenceless |
How to use powerless in a sentence?
He hoped his people would be helped and they could return to the jungle. He spoke at the Constitutional Court about the Nukak's plight. But nothing happened, others like him feel impotent, powerless to solve the problems their people face, and have taken their own life.
The hard truth is that users are powerless and unimportant as individuals to Facebook.
I am no cat's friend. I know too much for friendship. Be glad that you will never be burdened with the knowledge that I have. My curse is to live forever, knowing what has been and what has yet to be, powerless to change anything.
Campaigns and state parties are not powerless in the fight against online disinformation.
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.
Translations for powerless
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- bezmocnýCzech
- kraftlos, machtlosGerman
- ανίσχυροςGreek
- senpovaEsperanto
- impotentes, impotenteSpanish
- voimaton, heikkoFinnish
- impuissantFrench
- neuphooaralManx
- erőtlen, tehetetlenHungarian
- impotenteInterlingua
- impotenti, impotenteItalian
- 脆い, 弱いJapanese
- impotens, nequiensLatin
- machteloosDutch
- maktesløsNorwegian
- bezsilnyPolish
- impotentePortuguese
- бессильный, неправомочный, безвластный, беспомощныйRussian
- obesnažen, nemoćan, nepravomoćanSerbo-Croatian
- maktlosSwedish
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