Helplessness and Puissance

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Helplessness noun - The state of needing help from something.

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Puissance is an antonym for helplessness.

Nearby Words: helpless, helplessly

Puissance noun - The ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task.

Usage example: the president pledged to put the full puissance of the nation into the war effort

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Helplessness is an antonym for puissance.

Nearby Word: puissant

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Puissance and Helplessness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/helplessness/puissance

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