HELPLESSLY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for HELPLESSLY?

Need another word that means the same as “helplessly”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “helplessly” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Helplessly” are: impotently

Helplessly as an Adverb

Definitions of "Helplessly" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “helplessly” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• In a helpless manner.
• With no ability to act or help oneself.
• In an uncontrollable manner.

Synonyms of "Helplessly" as an adverb (1 Word)

impotently

In a helpless manner.

Usage Examples of "Helplessly" as an adverb

• Workers watched helplessly as black smoke engulfed the building.
• He now lies helplessly in the intensive care unit.
• The crowd watched him helplessly.
• They fell about, giggling helplessly.

Associations of "Helplessly" (30 Words)

astray	Away from the correct path or direction. He was led astray by boozy colleagues.
bemused	Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. Lucy looked a little bemused.
bleak	(of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements. Bleak winds of the North Atlantic.
crestfallen	Sad and disappointed. He came back empty handed and crestfallen.
dejected	Affected or marked by low spirits. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful.
depressed	(of an object or part of an object) in a lower position, having been pushed down. A depressed fracture of the skull.
despair	The feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair.
despairing	Arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope. The last despairing plea of the condemned criminal.
desperate	Desperately determined. I am desperate for a cigarette.
despondent	Without or almost without hope. She grew more and more despondent.
disappointed	(of hopes or expectations) prevented from being realized. The rising was a revolution of disappointed hopes.
disconsolate	Very unhappy and unable to be comforted. She left Fritz looking disconsolate.
discouraged	Having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened. He must be feeling pretty discouraged.
dreary	Causing dejection. The dreary round of working eating and trying to sleep.
gloomy	Depressingly dark. A gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps.
heartsick	Very despondent, typically from grief or loss of love. Too heartsick to fight back.
hopeless	Certain to fail. She handed me a hopeless jumble of papers.
ineffective	Not producing any significant or desired effect. An ineffective teacher.
ineffectual	Producing no result or effect. The therapy was ineffectual.
insoluble	Incapable of being dissolved. The problem is not insoluble.
lost	Having lost your bearings confused as to time or place or personal identity. Words lost in the din.
misplaced	Put in the wrong place or position. Misplaced tickets.
path	A way especially designed for a particular use. The missile traced a fiery path in the sky.
powerless	Without ability, influence, or power. Troops were powerless to stop last night s shooting.
road	The part of a road intended for vehicles especially in contrast to a verge or pavement. They waited for a clear road at Hellifield Junction.
ruined	Destroyed physically or morally. The unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically.
stark	Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Facing the stark reality of the deadline.
torpor	A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility. They veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism.
trapped	Forced to turn and face attackers. Like a trapped animal.
unsuccessful	Failing to accomplish an intended result. An unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament.