Synonyms of impuissant

impuissant

adjective

as in helpless

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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