What is another word for down and out?
Pronunciation:
[ dˌa͡ʊn and ˈa͡ʊt], [ dˌaʊn and ˈaʊt], [ d_ˌaʊ_n a_n_d ˈaʊ_t]
Synonyms for Down and out:
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adj.
• depressed- bummed out ,
- cast down ,
- cast-down ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- down in the dumps ,
- heavy-hearted ,
- in pain ,
- in the pits ,
- in the toilet ,
- low ,
- low-down ,
- lowdown ,
- melancholic ,
- on a downer ,
- torn up ,
- tristful ,
- Dragged ,
- bad ,
- bleeding ,
- blue ,
- crestfallen ,
- crummy ,
- dejected ,
- despondent ,
- destroyed ,
- disconsolate ,
- dispirited ,
- down ,
- down in the mouth ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- fed up ,
- glum ,
- grim ,
- hurting ,
- in a blue funk ,
- in the dumps ,
- let down ,
- low-spirited ,
- lugubrious ,
- moody ,
- morose ,
- pessimistic ,
- ripped ,
- sad ,
- sob story ,
- spiritless ,
- taken down ,
- unhappy ,
- weeping ,
- woebegone .
- all washed up ,
- belly up ,
- belly-up ,
- down for the count ,
- down the tubes ,
- had it ,
- nonfunctioning ,
- on the skids ,
- out of circulation ,
- washed up ,
- burned out ,
- cooked ,
- dead ,
- done for ,
- down the drain ,
- floored ,
- kaput ,
- non-functioning ,
- out of business ,
- sunk ,
- totaled ,
- wiped out .
- indigent ,
- Fortuneless ,
- Pauperized ,
- Strapped ,
- bad off ,
- beggarly ,
- behind eight ball ,
- empty-handed ,
- meager ,
- pinched ,
- reduced ,
- scanty ,
- suffering ,
- truly needy .
- badly off ,
- in dire straits ,
- in need ,
- deprived ,
- disadvantaged ,
- handicapped ,
- hapless ,
- have-not ,
- ill-fated ,
- ill-starred ,
- unfortunate ,
- unlucky .
- Demoted ,
- Mocked ,
- abject ,
- degraded ,
- discharged ,
- dishonored ,
- downtrodden ,
- humiliated ,
- in disgrace ,
- shamed .
- bankrupt ,
- beaten ,
- broke ,
- broken ,
- defeated ,
- derelict ,
- destitute ,
- finished ,
- impoverished ,
- in the gutter ,
- in the poorhouse ,
- in the red ,
- insolvent ,
- needy ,
- out of funds ,
- penniless ,
- ruined ,
- vagabond ,
- vagrant .
- abandoned ,
- alone ,
- bereft ,
- cheerless ,
- comfortless ,
- cynical ,
- defenseless ,
- deserted ,
- desolate ,
- despairing ,
- desperate ,
- dragging ,
- forgotten ,
- forsaken ,
- friendless ,
- fruitless ,
- futile ,
- godforsaken ,
- helpless ,
- homeless ,
- lonely ,
- lonesome ,
- lost ,
- miserable ,
- oppressed ,
- pathetic ,
- pitiable ,
- pitiful ,
- solitary ,
- tragic ,
- vain ,
- weighed down ,
- wretched .
- Banished ,
- Deported ,
- Displaced ,
- Exiled ,
- Houseless ,
- Unhoused ,
- disinherited ,
- dispossessed ,
- estranged ,
- itinerant ,
- refugee ,
- uncared-for ,
- unsettled ,
- unwelcome ,
- wandering ,
- without a roof .
- Saddened ,
- dismal ,
- doleful ,
- dolorous ,
- downbeat ,
- droopy ,
- funereal ,
- heavyhearted ,
- joyless ,
- lachrymose ,
- moony ,
- mournful ,
- pensive ,
- saddening ,
- somber ,
- sorrowful ,
- sorry ,
- trite ,
- wet blanket ,
- wistful ,
- woeful .
- Roaming ,
- Sauntering ,
- Strolling ,
- aimless ,
- drifting ,
- errant ,
- fancy-free ,
- fly-by-night ,
- footloose ,
- idle ,
- itinerate ,
- journeying ,
- migratory ,
- moving ,
- nomadic ,
- perambulant ,
- perambulatory ,
- peripatetic ,
- prodigal ,
- rambling ,
- rootless ,
- roving ,
- shifting ,
- shiftless ,
- straggling ,
- stray ,
- transient ,
- travelling ,
- wayfaring ,
- wayward .
- Bummed ,
- afflicted ,
- base ,
- calamitous ,
- cheap ,
- contemptible ,
- deplorable ,
- despicable ,
- faulty ,
- flimsy ,
- hopeless ,
- inferior ,
- mean ,
- paltry ,
- shabby ,
- shameful ,
- sordid ,
- vile ,
- weak ,
- worthless .
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n.
• beggar- alms person ,
- dependent ,
- down-and-out ,
- guttersnipe ,
- mendicant ,
- pauper ,
- poor person ,
- poverty-stricken person ,
- street person ,
- suppliant ,
- ward of state .
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How to use "Down and out" in context?
The term, "down and out," is often associated withnegative and derogatory connotations, as it suggests a person who is destitute and likely to suffer from hunger, cold and/or homelessness. However, down and out can also refer to someone who is struggling, but is still able to find shelter and food.
The term originates from the Old English dæg "day," and and or "out of work," and is related to the Scandinavian dagr "day." Down and out has been in use in the English language since the early 1800s.
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