High and dry
High and dry adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: the inadequate supplies of vaccine left many people high and dry when the flu season arrived
Paralyzed and high and dry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paralyzed" instead an adjective phrase "High and dry".
Paralyzed
Paralyzed adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: a seemingly paralyzed mayor sat by as the city's crime rate soared
High and dry and paralyzed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High and dry" instead an adjective "Paralyzed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inept and high and dry
- inept and paralyzed
- unfit and high and dry
- unfit and paralyzed
- incompetent and high and dry
- incompetent and paralyzed
- helpless and high and dry
- helpless and paralyzed
- feeble and high and dry
- feeble and paralyzed
- weak and high and dry
- weak and paralyzed
- supine and high and dry
- supine and paralyzed
Cite this Source
Paralyzed and High and dry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/high_and_dry/paralyzed
High and dry & Paralyzed. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/high_and_dry/paralyzed>.
Paralyzed or High and dry. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/high_and_dry/paralyzed.
