Helpless

//ˈhɛlplɪs//

Synonyms for "helpless" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

dependent abandoned aidless at sea back baffled bare handed bare-handed bewildered blank blind blind drunk blotto confounded confused crippled debilitated defenseless deserted

Strong matches (28)

desolate disabled enervated enfeebled exhausted faint fatherless feeble forlorn forsaken friendless godforsaken guardless guideless high and dry homeless impotent incapable incapacitated incompetent

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inefficient inept infirm kithless lame leaderless

Adjective(2 words)

incapacitated lost

Related words (47)

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Synonyms

2 entries

high and dry incapacitated

derived

3 entries

helplessdesk helplessly helplessness

derived from

2 entries

help less

is a

1 entries

television episode

part of

1 entries

buffy vampire slayer

related to

3 entries

help save uncontrollable

similar

4 entries

dependent hopeless powerless

Translations

87 translations across 45 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

عَاجِز adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Belarusian

3 entries

бездапамо́жны adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
бяспо́мачны adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
бяссі́льны adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Bengali

4 entries

অক্ষম adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
অসহায় adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
নাচার adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
লাচার adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Bulgarian

2 entries

безпо́мощен adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
безси́лен adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Catalan

1 entries

indefens adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Central Kurdish

2 entries

بێ دەسەڵات adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
ناچار adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries

無力的 /无力的 adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
無助的 /无助的 adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
無助的 /无助的 adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Czech

2 entries

bezmocný adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
bezradný adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Danish

1 entries

hjælpeløs adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Dutch

1 entries

hulpeloos adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Esperanto

1 entries

senhelpa adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Finnish

2 entries

avuton adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
avuton adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

French

3 entries

désemparé adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
impuissant adj (lacking help; powerless)
sans défense adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Georgian

1 entries

უმწეო adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

German

1 entries

hilflos adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Greek

1 entries

αβοήθητος adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Hindi

4 entries

अशक्त adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
अशक्त adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
असहाय adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
असहाय adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Hungarian

4 entries

gyámoltalan adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
kiszolgáltatott adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
magatehetetlen adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
tehetetlen adj (lacking help; powerless)

Ido

1 entries

senhelpa adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Igbo

1 entries

enweghị enyemaka adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Irish

1 entries

fágtha adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Italian

1 entries

indifeso adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Japanese

2 entries

無力な adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
無力な adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Khmer

1 entries

ដែលឥតអនុភាព adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Korean

2 entries

무력하다 adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
무력하다 adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Latin

1 entries

inops adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Macedonian

2 entries

беспомошен adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
немоќен adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Malagasy

1 entries

afa-manoatra adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Maltese

1 entries

hilflose adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Māori

3 entries

mohemohe adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
paraheahea adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
paraheahea adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

hjelpeløs adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

halplooss adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Polish

3 entries

bezbronny adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
bezradny adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
bezsilny adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Portuguese

1 entries

indefeso adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Romanian

1 entries

neajutorat adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Russian

4 entries

беспо́мощный adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
беспо́мощный adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
бесси́льный adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
не́мощный adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

bȅspomoćan adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
бе̏спомоћан adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Slovak

2 entries

bezmocný adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
bezradný adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Slovene

1 entries

nemočni adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Spanish

4 entries

desamparado adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
desvalido adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
impotente adj (lacking help; powerless)
incapaz adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)

Swedish

1 entries

hjälplös adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Turkish

1 entries

âciz adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Ukrainian

4 entries

безпо́мічний adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
безпо́мічний adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
безпора́дний adj (unable to act without help; needing help; feeble)
безси́лий adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Urdu

2 entries

بے بس adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)
مَجبُور adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

West-Frisian

1 entries

helpleas adj (unable to defend oneself — see also defenseless)

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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The child is helpless in his rage.

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How lonely and helpless she must feel left all by herself!

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Without him, I would be helpless.

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Tom felt completely helpless.

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