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| Main Entry: |
defenseless
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | powerless, vulnerable |
| Synonyms: | caught, endangered, exposed, hands tied, helpless, in line of fire, indefensible, like a clay pigeon, like a sitting duck, naked*, on the line, on the spot, open, out on limb, pigeon, poor, unarmed, unguarded, unprotected, up the creek, weak, wide open |
| Antonyms: | powerful, strong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | here |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in this place |
| Synonyms: | attendant, attending, available, hereabouts, hither, hitherto, in this direction, on board, on deck, on hand, on this spot, on-the-spot, present, within reach |
| Antonyms: | there |
| Main Entry: | immediately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at once, right away |
| Synonyms: | PDQ, anon, at short notice, away, directly, double-time, forthwith, hereupon, in a New York minute, in a flash, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, like now, now, now or never, on the dot, on the double, on the spot, promptly, pronto, rapidly, right now, shortly, soon, soon afterward, straight away, straight off, summarily, thereupon, this instant, this minute, tout de suite, unhesitatingly, urgently, without delay, without hesitation |
| Antonyms: | eventually, later, never |
| Main Entry: | jeopardy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | danger, trouble |
| Synonyms: | accident, chance, double-trouble, endangerment, exposure, hazard, insecurity, liability, on the line, on the spot, out on a limb, peril, precariousness, risk, venture, vulnerability |
| Antonyms: | protection, safety |
| Main Entry: | on call |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ready to work |
| Synonyms: | accessible, at hand, at one's beck and call, at one's disposal, at one's fingertip, available, handy, night call, on alert, on deck, on the spot, on-call, prepared, standing by, within reach |
| Main Entry: | risky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dangerous |
| Synonyms: | chancy, delicate, dicey, endangered, fraught with danger, going for broke, hairy*, hanging by a thread, hazardous, iffy, insecure, jeopardous, long shot, not a prayer, off the deep end, on slippery ground, on the spot, on thin ice, out on a limb, perilous, playing with fire, precarious, rocky, sensitive, speculative, ticklish, touch-and-go, touchy, treacherous, tricky, uncertain, unhealthy, unsafe, unsound, venturesome, wicked, wide-open |
| Antonyms: | assured, certain, safe, sure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | summarily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | without delay |
| Synonyms: | arbitrarily, at short notice, expeditiously, forthwith, immediately, on the spot, peremptorily, promptly, readily, speedily, swiftly, without waste |
| Antonyms: | slowly |
| Main Entry: | vulnerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open to attack |
| Synonyms: | accessible, assailable, defenseless, exposed, liable, naked, on the line, on the spot, out on a limb, ready, sensitive, sitting duck, sucker, susceptible, tender, thin-skinned, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, weak, wide open |
| Antonyms: | closed, guarded, protected, safe, secure |
| Main Entry: | behind the eight ball |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a jam |
| Synonyms: | in Dutch, in a pickle, in a tight spot, in hot water, on the hot seat, on the spot, out on a limb, up the creek |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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