relatively powerless

Frequency: 5.01.9 per million words

Means powerless in comparison to someone or something else.

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Examples (10)

  • 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.