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
Weak and high and dry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weak" instead an adjective phrase "High and dry".
Weak
Weak adjective - Unable to act or achieve one's purpose.
Usage example: the vice president is a relatively weak official
High and dry and weak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High and dry" instead an adjective "Weak".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inept and high and dry
- inept and weak
- incompetent and high and dry
- incompetent and weak
- helpless and high and dry
- helpless and weak
- feeble and high and dry
- feeble and weak
- ineffective and high and dry
- ineffective and weak
- ineffectual and high and dry
- ineffectual and weak
- frail and high and dry
- frail and weak
Cite this Source
Weak and High and dry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/high_and_dry/weak
High and dry & Weak. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/high_and_dry/weak>.
Weak or High and dry. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/high_and_dry/weak.
