All disenfranchised synonyms
disΒ·enΒ·franΒ·chise
D d adj disenfranchised
- ineffectual β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- impotent β not potent; lacking power or ability.
- passive β not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
- ineffective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- paralyzed β to affect with paralysis.
- incapable β not capable.
- helpless β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- defenseless β If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- vulnerable β capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- inert β having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- blank β Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- chicken β Chickens are birds which are kept on a farm for their eggs and for their meat.
- debilitated β in a severely weakened state
- dependent β To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
- disabled β physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- frail β having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- gutless β lacking courage, fortitude, or determination.
verb disenfranchised
- incarcerate β to imprison; confine.
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- deprive β If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- coerce β If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
- shackle β a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- imprison β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- subjugate β to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- oppress β 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.
- disenfranchise β to disfranchise.
- fetter β a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- tether β a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- chain β A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
- compel β If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
- restrain β to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- tie β to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- indenture β a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- yoke β a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1).
- hobble β to walk lamely; limp.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- immure β to enclose within walls.
- jail β a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- disfranchise β to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.