Synonyms & related words for impotent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of impotent — including powerless, ineffectual, ineffective, helpless, inefficacious, feckless. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to impotent

Explore words related to impotent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include impuissant, impotently, incapacitated, ineffectualness, ineffectuality, impotence, incapable, impotency. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for impotent

Common synonyms for impotent include powerless, ineffectual, ineffective, helpless, inefficacious, feckless, effete, feeble — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does impotent come from?

The word impotent breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pot-, from Latin potens (“powerful”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.