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DESTITUTE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word destitute. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word destitute. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for DESTITUTE

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impoverished
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• poor enough to need help from others

• destroyed financially

indigent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• poor enough to need help from others

needy
adjectiveadj
noun

• needy people collectively

adjective satellite

• poor enough to need help from others

• demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

poverty-stricken
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• poor enough to need help from others

bankrupt
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

adjective satellite

• financially ruined

verb

• reduce to bankruptcy

broke
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• lacking funds

disadvantaged
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

impecunious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not having enough money to pay for necessities

insolvent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

noun

• someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

penniless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not having enough money to pay for necessities

poor
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having little money or few possessions

• characterized by or indicating poverty

• lacking in quality or substances

noun

• people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)

adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

beggared
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• To make a beggar of someone; impoverish.

• To exhaust the resources of; to outdo.

barren
adjectiveadj
noun

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• not bearing offspring

• completely wanting or lacking

devoid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• completely wanting or lacking

free
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint

• unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion

• not held in servitude

noun

• people who are free

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• costing nothing

• not occupied or in use

• not fixed in position

• not taken up by scheduled activities

• completely wanting or lacking

• not literal

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• relieve from

• remove or force out from a position

• grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

• make (information) available for publication

• free from obligations or duties

• free or remove obstruction from

• let off the hook

• part with a possession or right

• release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition

• make (assets) available

innocent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from evil or guilt

noun

• a person who lacks knowledge of evil

adjective satellite

• lacking intent or capacity to injure

• free from sin

• lacking in sophistication or worldliness

• not knowledgeable about something specified

• completely wanting or lacking

• (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

necessitous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• poor enough to need help from others

Best Hypernyms For DESTITUTE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for destitute, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
beggarly impoverished indigent needy penniless poor underprivileged

Alternatives for IMPOVERISHED

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