Impoverished synonyms and antonyms

ĭm-pŏv'ə-rĭsht, -pŏv'rĭsht

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indigent
(Archaic) Lacking; destitute (of)
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broke
The definition of broke is having little or no money.
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poverty-stricken
Characteristic of, or giving the appearance of, poverty
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rich (antonym)
Magnificent; sumptuous:
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bereft
The definition of bereft is someone who is without something.
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necessitous
In great need; destitute; needy
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poor (related)
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
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insolvent (related)
Not enough to pay all debts
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empty
Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
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down-and-out
Incapacitated; prostrate.
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weakened
To make or become weak or weaker.
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bankrupt
Lacking in some quality; destitute
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ruined (related)
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barren
Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation:
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destitute
Lacking the necessities of life; living in complete poverty
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needy
Desiring constant affirmation, lacking in self confidence
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penurious
Poverty-stricken; destitute.
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enriched (antonym)
poor
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wealthy (antonym)
Well supplied:
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full (antonym)
Complete in every particular:
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plentiful (antonym)
Yielding abundance; fruitful.
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penniless
Entirely without money.
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strapped
In financial need:
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backward
Of a culture considered undeveloped or unsophisticated.
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depressed
Suffering from social and economic hardship:
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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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disadvantaged
Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.
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underprivileged
Deprived of a decent standard of living, adequate education, and economic security through poverty, discrimination, etc.
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hard-up
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on-one-s-uppers
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broken
Topographically rough; uneven:
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reduced
To reduce is to make something smaller or to become or feel smaller, or forcing someone into a less desirable position.
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exhausted
(Chemistry) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether.
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drained
(Intransitive) To flow gradually.
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depleted
To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
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bankrupted
To force into bankruptcy.
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sapped
To sap is to weaken someone or to destroy their spirit, energy or power, especially when done slowly over time.
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busted
To become bankrupt or short of money.
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increased (related)
Increase is defined as to become bigger or greater.
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given (related)
To perform for an audience:
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affluent (related)
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impoverish (related)
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uneducated (related)
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illiterate (related)
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pauperise (related)
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beggarly
Like or fit for a beggar; very poor, worthless, inadequate, etc.
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wiped-out
(Slang) Intoxicated by drugs or alcohol
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impecunious
The definition of impecunious is a person without any money.
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Impoverished Sentence Examples

  • The population was not only impoverished and reduced in numbers but broken in spirit.

  • Drought and famine came in 1860, and then upon the impoverished state came the strain of the Civil War.

  • The soil is generally rocky and unfertile, and the population impoverished, scanty and ignorant.

  • Primary PEM is common in impoverished areas of developing countries.

  • Nearly all of these deaths occur in impoverished parts of Africa and Asia, where they often result from contamination of the water supply by animal and human feces.

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