Adjective helpless has 3 senses
  1. helpless, incapacitated - lacking in or deprived of strength or power; "lying ill and helpless"; "helpless with laughter"
    Antonym: powerful (indirect, via powerless)
  2. helpless, lost - unable to function; without help
    Antonym: hopeful (indirect, via hopeless)
  3. helpless - unable to manage independently; "as helpless as a baby"
    Antonym:
    independent (indirect, via dependent)
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