weaponless
Lacking any armament
Weaponless means without a weapon or weapons: He faced the intruder weaponless.
The word describes someone unarmed or something lacking offensive capability.
It can apply literally to combat situations or figuratively to arguments and confrontations: She felt weaponless against his rhetoric.
Having no weapons
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- barehandedWithout hand covering
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- exposedOut in open
martial arts · hand-to-hand · grappling · disarmed · stripped · unprotected · empty-handed · fists
Unable to act independently
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- at-riskSubject to potential harm
prey · target · victim · open · susceptible · endangered · undefended · imperiled
Free from disturbance
- harmlessCausing no injury
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- passiveNot actively participating
- GandhiIndian independence leader
unaggressive · diplomatic · surrendered · nonthreatening · conciliatory · inoffensive · meek · gentle
unarmed
Having no weapons
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- barehandedWithout hand covering
- vulnerableOpen to attack
exposed · martial arts · hand-to-hand · grappling · disarmed · stripped · unprotected · empty-handed · fists · judo
helpless
Unable to act independently
- powerlessLacking strength or authority
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
at-risk · prey · target · victim · open · susceptible · endangered · undefended · imperiled · stripped
peaceful
Free from disturbance
Gandhi · unaggressive · diplomatic · surrendered · nonthreatening · conciliatory · inoffensive · meek · gentle · docile
- unarmedbare hands, empty hands, fists, unarmed combat, hand-to-hand
weaponlessarmed
Carrying weapons
armed to the teeth · armed and dangerous · loaded · strapped · tooled up