Defenseless
Defenseless adjective - Lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack.
Unable and defenseless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Defenseless".
Nearby Word: defense
Unable
Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Defenseless and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defenseless" instead an adjective "Unable".
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Both words in one sentence
- Well, in "Shadow Spell", two of them start a killing rampage on adults (who, unable to see them, are mostly defenseless) and kill hundreds of humans per night.
Source: Ascended Fridge Horror -
Subverted when a stray bullet rips off her panties leaving her defenseless, as she is unable to perform acrobatics without exposing herself.
Source: High-Speed Missile Dodge - In "Vilgax Must Croak", Vilgax has Ben at his mercy, unconcious, in human form and defenseless, with everybody around unable to assist.
Source: Bond Villain Stupidity
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Unable and Defenseless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defenseless/unable
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