Poverty-stricken Synonyms and Antonyms

pŏvər-tē-strĭkən
Lacking worldly goods
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. bankrupt

Words Related to Poverty-stricken

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. wanting
  2. underprivileged
  3. grinding-poverty
  4. downtrodden

Poverty-stricken Sentence Examples

  • She couldn't see the poverty-stricken section of the city.

  • They are poverty-stricken, and easily fall victim to fever.

  • The houses are generally built of wood and wear a poverty-stricken aspect.

  • A few oligarchs enriched themselves through colonial plunder, while much of the population was poverty-stricken.

  • Our already poverty-stricken country will now have to recover from a double shock.

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