| Main Entry: |
destitute |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
down and out; wanting |
Synonyms: |
bankrupt, beggared,
bereft, busted, dead broke,
deficient,
depleted, deprived of, devoid of, dirt poor, divested, drained,
empty,
exhausted, flat broke,
flat*,
impecunious,
impoverished, in need of,
indigent, insolvent,
lacking, moneyless, necessitous,
needy, on the breadline, on the rocks, penniless,
penurious, pinched, played out,
poor, poverty-stricken, stony, strapped, stripped, totaled, wiped out,
without
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Antonyms: |
lucky, prosperous, rich, secure, wealthy
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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