Destitute synonyms and antonyms

dĕs'tĭ-to͝ot', -tyo͝ot'

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insolvent
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
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poor
The definition of poor is having little money or belongings, or lacking something.
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penniless
Entirely without money.
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destitution
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
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broke
The definition of broke is having little or no money.
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abandoned
Abandoned is defined as unconfined and unconcerned with social norms or restraints.
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wanting
Absent; lacking:
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devoid
The definition of devoid is lacking or without.
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exhausted
Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.
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impoverished
Reduced to poverty.
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rich (antonym)
Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients; procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious; sumptuous; costly.
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wealthy (antonym)
Well supplied:
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prosperous (antonym)
Favorable
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bereft
Deprived of something:
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deficient
Inadequate in amount, quality, or degree; not sufficient
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deprived
The definition of deprived is not having enough of the necessities of life or a lack of positive opportunities and experiences.
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devastated
Ruined, ravaged
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down-and-out
Alternative spelling of down and out.
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empty
Devoid; destitute:
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forsaken
The definition of forsaken is abandoned or cast aside.
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homeless
Having no home or haven.
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impecunious
The definition of impecunious is a person without any money.
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indigent
(Archaic) Lacking; destitute (of)
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lacking
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needy
In need, poor.
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very poor
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impecuniousness
The property of being impecunious.
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indigence
The condition of being indigent
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mendicancy
The act or state of being a mendicant
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pauperism
The condition of being a pauper
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penury
Penury is defined as extreme poverty or lacking basic necessities.
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poverty
Poverty is the state of being poor, having little money or being in need of a specific quality.
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secure (antonym)
Free from danger or attack:
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lucky (antonym)
The definition of lucky is someone who has good fortune, something that brings good fortune, or something that results from good fortune and chance.
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barren
Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation:
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innocent
Unaware:
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void
Having no legal force or validity; null:
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beggarly
Like or fit for a beggar; very poor, worthless, inadequate, etc.
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necessitous
In great need; destitute; needy
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penurious
Characterized by extreme poverty; impoverished
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poverty-stricken
Characteristic of, or giving the appearance of, poverty
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strapped
In financial need:
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in want of
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hard-up
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on-one-s-uppers
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full (related)
Having a great deal or many:
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free
Not subject to a given condition; exempt:
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bankrupt
Depleted of valuable qualities or characteristics:
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wasted
(Slang) Quite intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
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impecuniosity
The state of being impecunious; impecuniousness
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friendless (related)
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houseless (related)
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pauper (related)
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insolvency
The status of being unable to pay one’s debts when due.
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the-needy (related)
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Destitute Sentence Examples

  • Land bears have the soles of the feet destitute of hair, and their fur more or less shaggy.

  • Nor is the country destitute of mineral wealth.

  • Nor were the Boer leaders destitute of comprehensive schemes.

  • When Ignatius arrived in Paris, he lodged at first with some fellow-countrymen; and for two years attended the lectures on humanities at the college de Montaigu, supporting himself at first by the charity of Isabella Roser; but, a fellowlodger defrauding him of his stock, he found himself destitute and compelled to beg his bread.

  • Where any epitaph was set up - an immense number are destitute of any inscription at all - it is always painted or engraved on these slabs or tiles.

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