at one's mercy

ADJECTIVE

downtrodden

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute distressed exploited needy oppressed persecuted

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's beck and call at one's feet have-not helpless in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power led by the nose maltreated mistreated overcome subjugated subservient suppressed tyrannized under one's thumb underdog underfoot

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich wealthy

WEAK

happy respected satisfied

ADJECTIVE

oppressed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abused destitute distressed enslaved exploited helpless persecuted

STRONG

burdened maltreated mistreated suppressed tormented tyrannized

WEAK

a slave to abject at one's feet have-not subservient under one's thumb underfoot

ADJECTIVE

subservient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deferential submissive

STRONG

compliant

WEAK

a slave to abject acquiescent at one's beck and call bootlicking cowering cringing docile fawning ignoble in one's clutches in one's pocket in one's power mean menial obeisant obsequious resigned servile slavish subject sycophantic under one's thumb

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disobedient

WEAK

controlling domineering unhelpful unnecessary useless

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The standard of humanity or of decent behavior, especially towards the weak or those persons who may be at one's mercy, or animals, is entirely in the mores of the group and time.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Here one has everybody one ever knew, except those who escape by emigrating, simply at one's mercy on a bicycle.

From The Thousandth Woman by Hornung, Ernest W.

One should be considerate of the feelings of a dumb beast placed at one's mercy.

From Ma Pettengill by Wilson, Harry Leon

at one's mercy

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