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uk / ˈpaʊə.ləs / us / ˈpaʊ.ɚ.ləs / Add to word list. having no power: The villagers are powerless against the armed invaders. The police seem to be powerless (= unable) to prevent these attacks. Synonym. impotent (LACKING POWER) Opposites. potent. powerful. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Weakness and vulnerability. Achilles heel.
The Embassy seemed powerless to intervene. Definition of powerless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of POWERLESS is devoid of strength or resources. How to use powerless in a sentence.
without the power to do something or to prevent something from happening: [ + to infinitive ] The government seems powerless to do anything about the rising price of oil. (Definition of powerless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
not able to control events: [ + to do sth ] The police were powerless to stop the fighting. (Definition of powerless from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Someone who is powerless is unable to control or influence events. If you don't have money, you're powerless. ...political and economic systems that keep women poor and powerless. Synonyms: defenceless, vulnerable, dependent, subject More Synonyms of powerless. powerlessness uncountable noun.
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