powerless
Origin of powerless
Synonyms for powerless
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ineffectual, impotent, passive, ineffective, paralyzed, incapable, helpless, defenseless, vulnerable, inert, disenfranchised, blank, chicken, debilitated, dependent, disabled, feeble, frail, gutless, incapacitatedExamples from the Web for powerless
Contemporary Examples of powerless
He had been scared and powerless to protect himself, and Moscow had been silent.
Unable to make it to a hospital, or too afraid, parents are dying at home alongside kids who are powerless to save them.
Hanifa and her father and mother and brother spent 10 days on the mountain, fearing for the girls, but powerless to help them.
Hanifa's Story: Her Five Sisters Taken by ISIS to Be Sold or WorseChristine van den Toorn
August 19, 2014
Mayor Ben West met them there, and repeated his usual explanation of how the city was powerless to change segregation.
The Bill of Rights, and especially the First Amendment, were intended to protect the powerless from the tyranny of the powerful.
Historical Examples of powerless
The old woman echoed the cry; but there were none to hear it, and she was powerless to aid.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
I took the knife from her powerless hand, and she fainted in my arms.
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
With all his powers of intellect, he was powerless, because he had no faith in virtue.
Self-HelpSamuel Smiles
Within the circle of their light the poison of serpents and worms is powerless.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
To my eyes the sun seemed dim, its beams were powerless to warm me.
A Hero of Our TimeM. Y. Lermontov