relatively powerless
Frequency: 5.01.9 per million words
Means powerless in comparison to someone or something else.
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- A small country can feel relatively powerless against a global superpower.
- Despite their efforts, the local activists were relatively powerless against the corporate giant.
- In the face of such overwhelming odds, he felt relatively powerless.
- The new regulations left the smaller businesses relatively powerless to compete.
- She found herself relatively powerless to change the deeply entrenched system.
- Compared to the well-funded opposition, their campaign was relatively powerless.
- The individual consumer is often relatively powerless against large corporations.
- Even with some influence, they were still relatively powerless to stop the decision.
- He understood that his position made him relatively powerless in the negotiation.
- While not entirely without options, they were relatively powerless to prevent the outcome.