ADJECTIVE | all | helpless, incapacitated | lacking in or deprived of strength or power |
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all | helpless, lost | unable to function | |
all | helpless | unable to manage independently |
Sounds | hheh'lplahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | lacking in or deprived of strength or power. | |
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Synonym | incapacitated | |
Broader | powerless | lacking power |
Nouns | helplessness | powerlessness revealed by an inability to act |
Adverbs | helplessly | in a helpless manner |
Meaning | Unable to function; without help. | |
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Synonym | lost | |
Broader | hopeless | Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success |
Spanish | incapaz, indefenso, ineficaz, inepto, inútil, perdido, vano | |
Catalan | incapaç, indefens, ineficaç, inepte, inútil, va | |
Nouns | helplessness | a feeling of being unable to manage |
Meaning | Unable to manage independently. | |
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Example | "as helpless as a baby" | |
Broader | dependent | Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |
Nouns | helplessness | a feeling of being unable to manage |
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