powerless

powerless
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, prove, seem
become
remain
leave sb, make sb, render sb

If he took control, they would be rendered virtually powerless.

ADVERB
completely, quite (esp. BrE), totally, utterly
essentially, largely, relatively, virtually
PREPOSITION
against

They were completely powerless against such a large group.

in the face of

They felt powerless in the face of disaster.

over

People feel powerless over the problem.


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