Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with helpless in American Collocation
helpless
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈhelpləs/
completely
absolutely
completely
quite
so
totally
utterly
I felt utterly helpless in the face of such tragedy and started to cry.
almost
almost
nearly
practically
virtually
In the last decade of her life, almost helpless, Rita was cared for by her daughter.
be
feel
leave someone
lie
look
render someone
seem
sit
stand
They were responsible for thousands of job losses and then did nothing to help those who had been left helpless.
He lay helpless on the ground from a shot in the knee.
hopeless
innocent
poor
powerless
vulnerable
weak
Getting into credit card debt can leave you feeling helpless and hopeless.
laughter
giggles
laughter
mirth
His stories reduce children to helpless laughter.
sadness
grief
misery
The repeated lines in the first stanza reveal her helpless misery and her sense of life as repetitive and meaningless.
anger
rage
Filled with helpless rage after the denial of the permit, Nina began to cry.