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POOREST Synonyms

There are 27 synonyms of the word poorest. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word poorest. (close relations)
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bankrupt
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

adjective satellite

• financially ruined

verb

• reduce to bankruptcy

beggarly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by poverty befitting a beggar

• (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

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

• lacking funds

destitute
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• poor enough to need help from others

• completely wanting or lacking

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

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

penniless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not having enough money to pay for necessities

penurious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not having enough money to pay for necessities

• excessively unwilling to spend

underprivileged
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

down-and-out
adjectiveadj
noun

• a person who is destitute

adjective satellite

• lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

pitiable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inspiring mixed contempt and pity

• deserving or inciting pity

arm
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

• the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

verb

• prepare oneself for a military confrontation

• supply with arms

hapless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

inadequate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

inferior
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or characteristic of low rank or importance

• of low or inferior quality

• written or printed below and to one side of another character

• having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit

noun

• one of lesser rank or station or quality

• a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

adjective satellite

• lower than a given reference point

• falling short of some prescribed norm

jejune
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

• lacking interest or significance or impact

miserable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very unhappy; full of misery

• deserving or inciting pity

• of the most contemptible kind

• of very poor quality or condition

• characterized by physical misery

• contemptibly small in amount

Best Hypernyms For POOREST

Here is a list of related hypernyms for poorest, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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