Antonyms for defenseless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dih-fens or especially for 7, 9, dee-fens

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɛns or especially for 7, 9, ˈdi fɛns

Definition of defenseless

Origin : also defenceless, 1520s, from defense + -less. Related: Defenselessly.

adj powerless, vulnerable

Example sentences :

And all this had to come through their defenseless interpreter—me.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

That meant they knew where Earth was, and how defenseless the planet was to their form of attack.
Extract from : « The Hour of Battle » by Robert Sheckley

I shouldn't say that shooting a defenseless man answers that requirement.
Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

But in his eyes there was no look of the defenseless: only a light of passionate contempt.
Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various

"You're a coward, to strike a defenseless man," said Mr. Baxter contemptuously.
Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster

Conrad, overawed, had fallen into a trembling stupor; Grace was defenseless.
Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland

And facing it, seemingly unarmed and defenseless, were the slender, fragile Wyverns.
Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton

The woman now seemed to him small, defenseless, like a child.
Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky

A terrible world, in which you'll be a naked, soft, defenseless thing.
Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst

I thank you, sir, for your chivalrousness in turning a defenseless woman into ridicule.
Extract from : « Clarence » by Bret Harte

Synonyms for defenseless

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