Helpless and Poor

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

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

Nearby Words: help, helpful, helplessness, helplessly

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Helpless and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Helpless" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

They drink blood, obtained through willing or paid donors or from preying on the poor and helpless, and the venom they have makes them unwilling to fight back.

Source: Literature / The Bone Palace
However, Garrett will honor his promises (though he rarely makes them) and repay his debts, and he sometimes gets indignant upon seeing other criminals take advantage of the poor and helpless.

Source: Everyone Has Standards
The current Emperor, Soltier, was incompetent and his court corrupt, and the rich lived at the expense of the poor and helpless.

Source: Video Game / Blaze Union

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