helpless
I
(Defenseless) adjective
abandoned aidless, conquerable, deserted, exposed, expugnable, forsaken, friendless, guardless, in danger, inermis, inops, open to attack, pregnable, resourceless, shelterless, unaided, unarmed, unarmored, unbefriended, uncovered, undefended, unfortified, unguarded, unprotected, unsheltered, unshielded, unstrengthened, unsupported, untenable, vincible, vulnerable, without aid, without succor
associated concepts: last clear chance
II
(Powerless) adjective
crippled, debilitated, dependent, disabled, enervated, feeble, impotent, incapable, incompetent, invalid, paralyzed, prostrate, strengthless, unable, weak, without force
associated concepts: disability, incompetency
III
index
dependent, derelict (abandoned), disabled (deprived of legal right), disabled (made incapable), inadequate, indefensible, insecure, powerless, susceptible (unresistent), unable
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006