Antonyms for helpless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : help-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛlp lɪs

Definition of helpless

Origin : "unable to act for oneself," c.1200, from help (n.) + -less. Related: Helplessly; helplessness. In Middle English and later sometimes also "unable to give help, affording no help" (late 14c.), but this was never common.

adj incapable, incompetent; vulnerable

Example sentences :

I remembered the helpless kid that Paralus confided to my care.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

John made a helpless gesture, and at a renewed call, went indoors.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

She fell to the floor in helpless, shrieking laughter when he came.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

But she could not get her mother's feeling of him as a helpless, dependent thing.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

Nay, we must carry on and play the part of the helpless merchant.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Christine sat on the stairs outside, frightened and helpless.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

"They are helpless and alone," he muttered, slowly rising to his feet.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

The tender women, and helpless children, fell victims to their cruelty.
Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson

Her right arm appeared to be helpless, for she pressed it so closely to her breast.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

One-third of the cabins of the South were filled with the old and helpless.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Synonyms for helpless

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