All defenceless synonyms
de·fence
D d adjective defenceless
- unprotected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- unarmed — without weapons or armor.
- unguarded — not guarded; unprotected; undefended.
- vulnerable — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- wide open — opened to the full extent: a wide-open window.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- frail — having delicate health; not robust; weak: My grandfather is rather frail now.
- powerless — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- caught — Caught is the past tense and past participle of catch.
- indefensible — not justifiable; inexcusable: indefensible behavior.
- naked — being without clothing or covering; nude: naked children swimming in the lake.
- on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- pigeon — (not in technical use) pidgin; pidgin English.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- up the creek — U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river.