Synonym: impotently, unable to help. Similar words: helpless, carelessly, ruthlessly, recklessly, hopelessly, tactlessly, mercilessly, effortlessly. Meaning: adv. in a helpless manner.
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1) Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly towards the Arctic.
2) I was sliding helplessly .
3) We slid helplessly down the slope.
4) The dying lamb fell, its legs flailing helplessly.
5) She was pinned helplessly to the desk.
6) He slithered helplessly down the slope.
7) Cross-currents can sweep the strongest swimmer helplessly away.
8) She watched helplessly as her husband was dragged away.
9) The old building burned down as crowds watched helplessly.
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11) Helplessly we watched our house burning.
12) He shrugged helplessly and said nothing.
13) During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words.
14) He watched helplessly as Paula fell into the icy water.
15) Unable to swim, he watched helplessly as the child struggled desperately in the water.
16) He watched helplessly as his mother died an agonizing death.
17) He could only watch helplessly as the car plunged into the ravine.
18) Bonner watched helplessly as the ball sneaked in at the near post.
19) Their son watched helplessly as they vanished beneath the waves.
20) Many companies have watched helplessly as their stock prices fell.
21) They watched helplessly as their home went up in flames.
22) She waves the fist and the Kleenex helplessly.
23) She scanned Leo's angry face helplessly.
24) Miguel could picture him turning(sentencedict.com), shrugging helplessly.
25) I was bewitched by Claire, instantly, helplessly.
26) The babies, so to speak, are helplessly powerful.
27) When he swung round she stared at him helplessly, shocked by his appearance.
28) I watched helplessly as he hung a right about half a mile ahead.
29) Not long after that he was sent tumbling helplessly through space when a cosmonaut unplugged the wrong cable.
30) His description of how he watched helplessly as one of the deadly missiles thundered towards him makes chilling reading.
More similar words: helpless, carelessly, ruthlessly, recklessly, hopelessly, tactlessly, mercilessly, effortlessly, ceaselessly, expressly, nonetheless, hapless, nevertheless, help, help out, helping, helpful, cannot help, helping hand, with the help of, uselessness, tactlessness, selflessness, limitlessness, principles, slyness, less, bless, useless, lessen.