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impuissant

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Synonyms & Antonyms of impuissant

unable to act or achieve one's purpose

claims that such restrictions on military interventions on foreign soil would render the nation an impuissant giant on the world stage

Synonyms for impuissant

hamstrung,
handcuffed,
helpless,
high and dry,
hog-tied,
impotent,
paralyzed,
powerless,
weak

Words Related to impuissant

incapable,
incompetent,
ineffective,
ineffectual,
inept,
unfit,
useless

feeble,
frail,
infirm,
passive,
spineless,
supine,
unaggressive

Near Antonyms for impuissant

able,
capable,
competent,
effective,
efficient

authoritarian,
autocratic
(also autocratical),
despotic,
dictatorial,
magisterial,
tyrannical
(also tyrannic)

dominant,
dynamic,
energetic,
forceful,
robust,
sturdy,
tough,
vigorous

important,
major,
significant

high-level,
senior,
top

Antonyms for impuissant

mighty,
potent,
powerful,
puissant,
strong

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“Impuissant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impuissant. Accessed 8 Dec. 2021.

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The first known use of impuissant was in 1629

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