| Main Entry: | poor |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lacking sufficient money |
Synonyms: |
bad off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, behind eight ball, broke*, destitute, dirt poor, down-and-out, empty-handed, flat broke, flat*, fortuneless, hard up, impecunious, impoverished, in need, in want, indigent, insolvent, low, meager, moneyless, necessitous, needy, pauperized, penniless, penurious, pinched, poverty-stricken, reduced, scanty*, stone broke, strapped, suffering, truly needy, underprivileged, unprosperous |
Antonyms: |
affluent, rich, wealthy |
| Main Entry: | unlucky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate, doomed |
Synonyms: |
afflicted, bad break, behind eight ball, black, calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, cursed, dire, disastrous, down on luck, hapless, hard luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, luckless, miserable, ominous, out of luck, star-crossed, tough luck, tragic, unfavorable, unhappy, unsuccessful, untimely, untoward |
Antonyms: |
fortunate, happy, lucky |
| Main Entry: | behind the eight ball |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a jam |
Synonyms: |
in Dutch, in a pickle, in a tight spot, in hot water, on the hot seat, on the spot, out on a limb, up the creek |
| Main Entry: | necessitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor |
Synonyms: |
bad off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, behind eight ball, broke*, destitute, dirt poor, down-and-out, empty-handed, flat broke, flat*, fortuneless, hard up, impecunious, impoverished, in need, in want, indigent, insolvent, low, meager, moneyless, needy, on one's uppers, pauperized, penniless, penurious, pinched, poverty-stricken, reduced*, scanty*, stone broke, strapped, suffering, truly needy, underprivileged, unprosperous |