Synonyms of impoverished
56 similar words · 12 opposite words
Another word for impoverished is poor. Other synonyms of impoverished are bankrupt, poverty-stricken, indigent, destitute and broken. The opposite of impoverished is rich.
Synonyms and similar words for impoverished
adjectiveReduced to poverty.
- poorWith no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
adjectiveHaving lost a component, ingredient, faculty or feature; rendered poor in some attribute; depleted.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- almslessNot having any alms; impoverished.
- arm
- badly offIn unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
- bankruptIn a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been...
- beggaredPoor; empoverished.
- beggarly
- boracic
- brokeWithout any money, penniless.
- brokenHaving no money; bankrupt, broke.
- broker than the Ten CommandmentsExtremely impoverished.
- destituteLacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
- dirt poor
- disadvantaged
- down and outIn a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
- down at heelShabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished; shabby, dilapidated.
- down on one's luckUnlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
- down on one's uppersImpecunious, lacking money.
- empty-handed
- farthinglessWithout a farthing; very poor.
- feeling the pinch
- flat
- goodlessWithout goods or property; destitute.
- hard upLacking money; impecunious; in financial difficulties.
- impecuniousLacking money.
- in need
- indigentPoor; destitute; in need.
- insolvent
- lower-class
- moneylessHaving no (or very little) money.
- necessitous
- needy
- pauperized
- pennilessLacking even the smallest amount of money.
- penuriousImpoverished; wanting for money.
- pinched
- pok kai slangHaving no money; broke; bankrupt.
- poor as a church mouseVery poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute.
- poor as a ratSynonym of poor as a church mouse.
- poor as JobExtremely poor, destitute.
- possessionlessWithout possessions.
- poverty-ridden
- poverty-strickenVery poor.
- shillinglessWithout a shilling; broke.
- skint
- stone-broke
- stony-broke
- strapped
- unwealthyNot wealthy.
- wealthlessHaving little or no wealth; poor.
- depauperate obsoleteImpoverished.
- groatless archaic, rareWithout a groat; very poor.
- oofless UK, datedShort of money; poor.
- stuck archaic, slangIn the situation of having no money.
- threadbare archaic, obsoleteOf a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor.
Opposite of impoverished
adjectiveMore antonyms
- affluent
- comfortably offReasonably wealthy; well off.
- flush
- loaded
- pecunious
- richWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- wealthy
- well-fixedReasonably financially secure.
- well-heeledAffluent, prosperous, or even (of the highest degree) rich.
- well offOf a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security, at any level from intermediate...
- well-off
- well-to-doRich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable.
Meaning of impoverished
- adjective Reduced to poverty.
- adjective Lacking in richness, diversity or health.
- adjective Having lost a component, ingredient, faculty or feature; rendered poor in some attribute; depleted.
Questions about synonyms of impoverished
- What is another word for impoverished?
- Impoverished has 56 synonyms on Word.ws, such as poor, bankrupt, poverty-stricken, indigent, destitute, broken and moneyless.
- What is the opposite of impoverished?
- The opposite of impoverished is rich. Other antonyms of impoverished are well-to-do and well-fixed.
- What does impoverished mean?
- Impoverished means reduced to poverty.
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