Antonyms for defenseless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-fens or especially for 7, 9, dee-fens
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɛns or especially for 7, 9, ˈdi fɛns


Definition of defenseless

Origin :
  • also defenceless, 1520s, from defense + -less. Related: Defenselessly.
  • adj powerless, vulnerable
Example sentences :
  • And all this had to come through their defenseless interpreter—me.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • That meant they knew where Earth was, and how defenseless the planet was to their form of attack.
  • Extract from : « The Hour of Battle » by Robert Sheckley
  • I shouldn't say that shooting a defenseless man answers that requirement.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • But in his eyes there was no look of the defenseless: only a light of passionate contempt.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • "You're a coward, to strike a defenseless man," said Mr. Baxter contemptuously.
  • Extract from : « The Young Treasure Hunter » by Frank V. Webster
  • Conrad, overawed, had fallen into a trembling stupor; Grace was defenseless.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • And facing it, seemingly unarmed and defenseless, were the slender, fragile Wyverns.
  • Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton
  • The woman now seemed to him small, defenseless, like a child.
  • Extract from : « Foma Gordyeff » by Maxim Gorky
  • A terrible world, in which you'll be a naked, soft, defenseless thing.
  • Extract from : « The Raid on the Termites » by Paul Ernst
  • I thank you, sir, for your chivalrousness in turning a defenseless woman into ridicule.
  • Extract from : « Clarence » by Bret Harte

Synonyms for defenseless

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