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powerless

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of powerless

unable to act or achieve one's purpose

I wish I could help you, but I am powerless in this situation

Synonyms of powerless

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

Words Related to powerless

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

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

Near Antonyms of powerless

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 of powerless

mighty, potent, powerful, puissant, strong

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