high and dry | Definition of high and dry

Synonyms and Antonyms of high and dry

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 of high and dry

hamstrung, handcuffed, helpless, hog-tied, impotent, impuissant, paralyzed, powerless, weak

Words Related to high and dry

incapable, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, unfit, useless

feeble, frail, infirm, passive, spineless, supine, unaggressive

Near Antonyms of high and dry

able, capable, competent, effective, efficient

authoritarian, autocratic (also autocratical), despotic, dictatorial, magisterial, tyrannical (also tyrannic)

dominant, dynamic, energetic, forceful, robust, sturdy, tough, vigorous

important, major, significant

high-level, senior, top

Antonyms of high and dry

mighty, potent, powerful, puissant, strong