🔄 Synonyms of "Powerless"
12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| feebleverb | Deficient in physical strength. |
| inundated | flooded |
| weak | Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. |
| incapacitated | Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action. |
| overcomeverb | (transitive) To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of. |
| engulfed | completely enclosed or swallowed up |
| swamped | (informal) very busy; having too much to do |
| flooded | Filled with water from rain or rivers. |
| helpless | Lacking help; powerless. |
| overwhelmed | a single from the Christian rock group Big Daddy Weave. |
| overpowered | Overly powerful. |
| nerveless | Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Powerless"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| powerful | Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Powerless"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| helpless | Lacking help; powerless. |
| weak | Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. |
| nerveless | Devoid of nerves: calm, controlled, cool under pressure. |
| feeble | Deficient in physical strength. |
| incapacitatedverb | Rendered unable to act; restricted from taking action. |
| overpowered | Overly powerful. |
| swamped | (informal) very busy; having too much to do |
| overcome | That has been overcome, prevailed over. |
| inundated | flooded |
| flooded | Filled with water from rain or rivers. |
| engulfed | completely enclosed or swallowed up |
| overwhelmed | a single from the Christian rock group Big Daddy Weave. |
| helplessnessnoun | The state of being helpless. |
| lacklustre | (Commonwealth spelling) Alternative spelling of lackluster. [Lacking brilliance or intelligence.] |
| impotencenoun | Inability to copulate or beget children; sterility, erectile dysfunction, etc. |
| ineffective | Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose. |
| inefficient | Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious. |
| incompetent | Lacking the degree of ability and responsibility necessary to do a task successfully. |
| unarmed | Defenceless and lacking weapons. |
| impotent | Incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi. |
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