All powerless synonyms
powΒ·erΒ·less
P p adverb powerless
- incapably β In an incapable manner.
- defenselessly β In a defenseless manner.
- helplessly β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- impotently β not potent; lacking power or ability.
adjective powerless
- weak β not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- wimpy β of, relating to, or characteristic of a wimp.
- epicene β Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex.
- nonirritating β Not irritating; not an irritant.
- forceless β Without force.
- landless β without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
- defenceless β If someone or something is defenceless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- etiolated β (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light.
- emasculated β Simple past tense and past participle of emasculate.
- defenseless β If someone or something is defenseless, they are weak and unable to defend themselves properly.
- null β without value, effect, consequence, or significance.
- quadriplegic β a person with quadriplegia.
- nongermane β Not germane; irrelevant.
- nontoxic β of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition.
- wimp β any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
- weaponless β Lacking a weapon.
adj powerless
- characterless β If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- innoxious β harmless; innocuous.
- hurtless β unhurt; uninjured.
- incapable β not capable.
- incapacitated β unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone nowβhe's incapacitated.
- disabled β physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- feeble β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- fluctuant β fluctuating; varying; unstable.
- anticlimactic β of, having, or like an anticlimax
- helpless β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- impuissant β lacking strength; feeble; weak.
- inert β having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- ineffective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- anti-climactic β of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- invertebrate β Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- faint-hearted β lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- inefficacious β not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective.
- diplegic β paralysis of the identical part on both sides of the body.
- infecund β not fecund; unfruitful; barren.
- laid back β relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- impotent β not potent; lacking power or ability.
- harmless β without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he's harmless; a harmless Halloween prank.
- defeasible β (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
adv powerless
- feebly β physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- abandonedly β in an unrestrained manner
- dependently β relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.