Adjective defenseless has 3 senses
- defenseless, defenceless - lacking protection or support; "a defenseless child"
Antonym: invulnerable (indirect, via vulnerable)
- naked, defenseless - having no protecting or concealing cover; "naked to mine enemies"- Shakespeare
Antonyms: protected, secure (indirect, via unprotected)
- defenseless, defenceless - lacking weapons for self-defense
Antonym: armed (indirect, via unarmed)
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Adverbial defenseless has 1 sense
- defenseless, defencelessly - without defense; "the child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly"
Derived from adjective defenseless1
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