Powerless

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  • adjective. Lacking strength or power; helpless and totally ineffectual.
  • adjective. Lacking legal or other authority.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lacking power; weak; impotent; unable to produce any effect.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not able to produce any effect.
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  • adjective. Lacking sufficient power or strength.
  • adjective. Lacking legal authority.
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  • adjective. lacking power
    • Word Usage
    "Olbermann did, however, take issue with what he viewed as "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart's comparison of MSNBC to Fox News, saying, "Sticking up for the powerless is not the moral equivalent of sticking up for the powerful.""
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    powerful  strong  
    Equivalent
    feeble  helpless  incapacitated  low-powered  nerveless  
    Form
    powerlessness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    deaf  defenseless  friendless  helpless  impotent  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    anemic  asthenic  bloodless  chicken  cowardly  
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