Thesaurus
helpless
Synonyms and Antonyms of helpless
- After the storm we found a helpless baby bird that had fallen out of its nest.
in the lurch
- We watched, feeling helpless, as the vase slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor.
able, capable, competent, effective, efficient
authoritarian, autocratic (also autocratical), despotic, dictatorial, magisterial, tyrannical (also tyrannic)
dominant, dynamic, energetic, forceful, robust, sturdy, tough, vigorous
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