What is another word for poverty stricken?
222 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pˈɒvəti stɹˈɪkən], [ pˈɒvəti stɹˈɪkən], [ p_ˈɒ_v_ə_t_i s_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_ə_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for poverty stricken:- beggarly (adjective)
- depressed (adjective)
- destitute (adjective)
- down-and-out (adjective)
- impoverished (adjective)
- indigent (adjective)
- miserable (adjective)
- necessitous (adjective)
- needy (adjective)
- penniless (adjective)
- poor (adjective)
- poverty-stricken (adjective)
- ruined (adjective)
- scrubby (adjective)
- shabby (adjective)
- squalid (adjective)
Synonyms for Poverty stricken:
adj.
•beggarly (adjective) •depressed (adjective)- impaired,
- weakened,
- skid row,
- ghetto,
- poverty-stricken,
- Cheapened,
- shanty,
- Depreciated,
- devalued,
- ghost,
- run-down,
- deprived,
- underprivileged.
- bereft,
- insolvent,
- exhausted,
- flat broke,
- lacking,
- on the rocks,
- stony,
- deficient,
- empty,
- dead broke,
- depleted,
- deprived of,
- impecunious,
- flat,
- busted,
- on the breadline,
- played out,
- wiped out,
- Divested,
- stripped,
- Without,
- totaled,
- pinched,
- drained,
- devoid of,
- in need of.
- finished,
- vagabond,
- beaten,
- in the poorhouse,
- ruined,
- on the skids,
- vagrant,
- in the red,
- derelict,
- defeated,
- broken,
- out of funds,
- outcast,
- in the gutter.
- contemptible,
- scurvy,
- meager,
- piteous,
- mean,
- tragic,
- detestable,
- sorry,
- pathetic,
- squalid,
- godforsaken,
- shameful,
- pitiable,
- bad,
- wretched,
- scanty,
- worthless,
- paltry,
- despicable,
- inferior,
- lamentable,
- sad,
- sordid,
- deplorable,
- disgraceful,
- abject,
- low,
- vile.
- needful,
- broke,
- distressed,
- Beggared,
- down-and-out,
- dirt poor,
- short,
- Unmoneyed,
- penurious,
- penniless,
- poor,
- indigent,
- stranded,
- needy,
- bad off,
- in great need; financially poor,
- suffering,
- in want,
- Strapped,
- impencunious,
- beggarly,
- hard up,
- down and out,
- moneyless,
- impoverished,
- stone broke,
- in dire circumstances,
- bankrupt,
- necessitous,
- wanting,
- miserably poor,
- destitute.
- disfigured,
- ramshackle,
- ruinous,
- faded,
- ragged,
- Decaying,
- deteriorating,
- neglected,
- ratty,
- rickety,
- frayed,
- decrepit,
- bedraggled,
- decayed,
- seedy,
- dilapidated,
- dog-eared,
- threadbare,
- scrubby,
- tattered,
- scruffy,
- pitiful,
- mangy,
- sleazy,
- desolate,
- crummy,
- worn-out,
- Degenerated,
- gone to seed,
- shoddy,
- tacky,
- worn,
- bare,
- disreputable,
- worse for wear,
- dingy,
- tired,
- slipshod,
- Deteriorated,
- miserable,
- moth-eaten.
Antonyms for Poverty stricken:
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adj.
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beggarly
luxurious.
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depressed
convex, satisfied, prosperous, cheerful, encouraged, strong, flourishing, unburdened, bulging, comforted, pushed up, blessed, raised.
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down-and-out
well-to-do.
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miserable
generous, merry, great, elated, glad, nice, good, reputable, advantageous, fortunate, sufficient, adequate, joyful.
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needy
privileged.
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beggarly