Synonyms of high and dry

high and dry

adjective

as in helpless

unable to act or achieve one's purpose

the inadequate supplies of vaccine left many people high and dry when the flu season arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• helpless
• paralyzed
• weak
• incompetent
• powerless
• impuissant
• impotent
• passive
• incapable
• useless
• handcuffed
• unfit
• ineffective
• hog-tied
• hamstrung
• feeble
• ineffectual
• inept
• supine
• infirm
• spineless
• unaggressive
• frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerful
• strong
• effective
• able
• efficient
• mighty
• capable
• potent
• competent
• important
• major
• dominant
• dynamic
• tyrannical
• despotic
• authoritarian
• significant
• tough
• autocratic
• dictatorial
• vigorous
• robust
• autocratical
• sturdy
• puissant
• magisterial
• energetic
• forceful
• top
• senior
• tyrannic
• high-level