All at one's mercy synonyms

adj at one's mercy

• afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
• needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
• oppressed — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
• distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
• destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
• persecuted — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
• submissive — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
• deferential — Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
• inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
• burdened — If you are burdened with something, it causes you a lot of worry or hard work.
• abject — You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
• have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
• helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• subservient — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
• underdog — a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict.
• underfoot — under the foot or feet; on the ground; underneath or below: The climb was difficult because there were so many rocks underfoot.
• suppressed — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• tyrannized — to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over).
• in one's pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
• acquiescent — Someone who is acquiescent is ready to agree to do what someone wants, or to accept what they do.
• cringing — servile; obsequious
• docile — easily managed or handled; tractable: a docile horse.
• fawning — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
• ignoble — of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
• menial — lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
• obeisant — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
• obsequious — characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious bow.
• resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
• servile — slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning: servile flatterers.
• slavish — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
• subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
• bootlicking — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
• cowering — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
• dancing — When people dance for enjoyment or to entertain others, you can refer to this activity as dancing.
• sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.