Synonyms of high and dry

high and dry

adjective

as in helpless

unable to act or achieve one's purpose

the inadequate supplies of vaccine left many people high and dry when the flu season arrived

Synonyms & Similar Words

• helpless
• paralyzed
• weak
• incompetent
• powerless
• impuissant
• impotent
• passive
• incapable
• useless
• handcuffed
• unfit
• ineffective
• hog-tied
• hamstrung
• feeble
• ineffectual
• inept
• supine
• infirm
• spineless
• unaggressive
• frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerful
• strong
• effective
• able
• efficient
• mighty
• capable
• potent
• competent
• important
• major
• dominant
• dynamic
• tyrannical
• despotic
• authoritarian
• significant
• tough
• autocratic
• dictatorial
• vigorous
• robust
• autocratical
• sturdy
• puissant
• magisterial
• energetic
• forceful
• top
• senior
• tyrannic
• high-level

Examples of high and dry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

European countries, fearing Chinese economic retaliation, could end up leaving Washington high and dry, fracturing the transatlantic alliance in the process. —Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023

Chris Brown appeared less than pleased after a set malfunction during his New Jersey concert left him hanging high and dry… literally. —EW.com, 13 June 2024

How much longer will the Navy be left high and dry? —Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 June 2024

Doesn’t matter who’s fault that is, UConn, and its current players, deserve better than to be left high and dry in June. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2024