Defenceless
Defenceless adjective - Lacking protection or support.
Poor and defenceless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Defenceless".
Nearby Word: defence
Poor
Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Defenceless and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defenceless" instead an adjective "Poor".
Both words in one sentence
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Description Cut: Adam refers to Georgina as a 'poor, frail, defenceless girl.' Immediate cut to her smashing a teapot over her captor's head and making her escape.
Source: Series / Adam Adamant Lives! - Before the scheduled fight, our hero goes to his biology class, where he sees a film about how poor defenceless critters like crickets get eaten (with crunching sound effects) by big mean predators.
Source: Your Television Hates You - How much abuse can be heaped on poor defenceless Freddie?
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Poor and Defenceless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defenceless/poor
Defenceless & Poor. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defenceless/poor>.
Poor or Defenceless. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defenceless/poor.
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