Able and Helpless

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Able

Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
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Helpless is an antonym for able.
Nearby Word: ability

Helpless

Helpless adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: we watched, feeling helpless, as the vase slipped from her hand and crashed to the floor
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Able is an antonym for helpless in topics: powerless, incapable.
Nearby Words: help, helpful, helplessness, helplessly
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  • Badass Bystander That doesn't, however mean that the others are helpless, and still are able to contribute to battles.
    Source: Badass Bystander
  • Super Not-Drowning Skills However it's shown that it only extends to him being able to breath, other than that he's as helpless as any other Devil Fruit user when submerged.
    Source: Super Not-Drowning Skills
  • Literature / Night of the Indigo Unfortunately, his twin brother Wico is dying from a mysterious illness that no doctor seems able to cure, and Marassa feels helpless to do anything to save him.
    Source: Literature / Night of the Indigo
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