Defenceless

//dɪˈfɛnsləs//

Synonyms for "defenceless" (9 found)

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Adverb(1 words)

Strong matches (3)

Adjective(1 words)

Adverb(2 words)

defenseless defenselessly

Related words (4)

unarmed vulnerable weak

Adjective(1 words)

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defencelessly defencelessness

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defence undefended

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unarmed vulnerable

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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The life of the prisoner and of his defenceless daughter is threatened by a diabolical plot.

Source: tatoeba (3381905)

Jihadis are capable of beheading civilians, murdering children and raping defenceless women, but when it comes to fighting a military force they don't want to know, and they come back here to their comfortable homes with their tails between their legs.

Source: tatoeba (3530094)

We're defenceless.

Source: tatoeba (11578446)

Tom is defenceless.

Source: tatoeba (11885905)

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