Synonyms for helpless

Synonyms for (adj) helpless

Synonyms: helpless

Definition: unable to manage independently

Usage: as helpless as a baby

Similar words: dependent

Definition: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

Usage: dependent children; dependent on moisture


Synonyms: helpless, lost

Definition: unable to function; without help

Similar words: hopeless

Definition: without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

Usage: in an agony of hopeless grief; with a hopeless sigh he sat down


Synonyms: incapacitated, helpless

Definition: lacking in or deprived of strength or power

Usage: lying ill and helpless; helpless with laughter

Similar words: powerless

Definition: lacking power


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