Helpless and Lame

Helpless

Helpless adjective - Lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack.

Lame and helpless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lame" instead an adjective "Helpless".

Nearby Words: help, helpful, helplessness, helplessly

Lame

Lame adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

Helpless and lame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Helpless" instead an adjective "Lame".

Nearby Words: lameness, lamed, lamely
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