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Castrated vs Powerless - What's the difference?

castrated | powerless |

As adjectives the difference between castrated and powerless

is that castrated is having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females) while powerless is lacking sufficient power or strength.

As a verb castrated

is (castrate).

castrated

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (castrate)

    • powerless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking sufficient power or strength.
    • You are powerless to stop me
  • *
  • Lacking legal authority.
    • The traffic warden was powerless to stop me driving away.

    Derived terms

    * powerlessness * superpowerless

    Synonyms

    * strengthless * weak * vulnerable

    Antonyms

    * powerful * strong