toothless
Lacking any bite
Toothless means lacking teeth, whether literally or figuratively.
A toothless smile comes from an infant or elderly person who has lost their teeth.
A toothless law or toothless regulation lacks enforcement power—all gums, no bite.
The amendment rendered the bill toothless.
Lacking strength or authority
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
- weakLacking power or force
unenforceable · declawed · defanged · neutered · watered-down · gutted · hollow · symbolic
Removable artificial teeth
- gumsOral tissue surrounding teeth
- gummingChewing sans teeth
- extractionAct of removing
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
prosthodontics · bridge · prosthetic · periodontal · alveolar · mandible · maxilla · jawbone
Causing no harm
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- gentleSoft and kind
- nonthreateningCausing no alarm
- tameMade gentle, manageable
docile · defanged · inoffensive · meek · mild · placid · unaggressive · declawed
Higher in rank
- agedAdvanced in years
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
- nonagenarianPerson aged ninety-plus
pensioner · retiree · grandparent · old-timer · venerable · hoary · silver-haired · patriarch
powerless
Lacking strength or authority
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
weak · unenforceable · declawed · defanged · neutered · watered-down · gutted · hollow · symbolic · nominal
dentures
Removable artificial teeth
- gumsOral tissue surrounding teeth
- gummingChewing sans teeth
- extractionAct of removing
implants · prosthodontics · bridge · prosthetic · periodontal · alveolar · mandible · maxilla · jawbone · oral
innocuous
Causing no harm
- benignNot harmful or threatening
- gentleSoft and kind
- nonthreateningCausing no alarm
tame · docile · defanged · inoffensive · meek · mild · placid · unaggressive · declawed · safe
senior
Higher in rank
- agedAdvanced in years
- geriatricRelating to elderly care
- octogenarianPerson in ninth decade
nonagenarian · pensioner · retiree · grandparent · old-timer · venerable · hoary · silver-haired · patriarch · matriarch
grin
Broad, toothy smile
drooling · slobbering · sucking · gnawing · mumbling · chewing · mashed · pureed
- missing partsmissing limb, missing finger, missing toe, missing hand, limbless
- baby traitsbaby fat, chubby cheeks, big eyes, button nose, dimples
- Redneckredneck, hillbilly, hick, yokel, bumpkin
- negative adjectivesawful, bad, cruel, dumb, evil
- pterosaurspterosaur, pterosaurs, pterodactyl, pterodactyls, pteranodon
- futilefutile, useless, pointless, fruitless, vain
toothlesstoothed
Having pointed projections
toothy · fanged · tusked · saber-toothed · full-mouthed