Synonyms for powerlessness
pow·er·less·ness

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1. powerlessnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   impotence

2. powerlessnessnoun

   The state or character of being powerless; absence or lack of power.

   Synonyms:
   impotence

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1. powerlessness

   Synonyms:
   failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, inutility, uselessness

   Antonyms:
   action, agency, effect, execution, force, influence, operation, performance, procedure, result

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1. powerlessness, impotence, impotencynoun

   the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

   Synonyms:
   impotency, impotence

   Antonyms:
   power, powerfulness

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1. List of paraphrases for "powerlessness":

   impotence, helplessness, inability, defencelessness, powerless, hopelessness, weakness

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How to use powerlessness in a sentence?

1. Nicolas Boileau:

   If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolute powerlessness make you pure

2. Samir Puri:

   Eastern Ukraine residents were living in a twilight zone -- Eastern Ukraine residents were in the front line of a geopolitical despite, and there was a sense of powerlessness.

3. Meg Mott:

   He is supposed to be the most powerful person in the world, he is the leader of the free world. But he's crying as if to say there's nothing I can do but accept and admit the powerlessness of my situation.

4. Evan Rachel Wood:

   I thought I was the only human who experienced this, and I carried so much guilt and confusion about my response to the abuse, i accepted my powerlessness, and I felt I deserved it somehow.

5. Susana Nunez:

   Anger. Rage. Powerlessness that they could tear my daughter from my arms. Sadness, i didn't sleep. I didn't eat. I said, 'How is my daughter? What is she doing?'.