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impoverished
im·pov·er·ished I5070200 (ĭm-pŏv′ə-rĭsht, -pŏv′rĭsht)adj.1. Reduced to poverty; poverty-stricken: pledged aid to the impoverished, war-torn country.2. Deprived of richness or strength; limited or depleted: an impoverished vocabulary.impoverished (ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt) adjmade poor or with diminished quality of life(of soil) deprived of fertilityim•pov•er•ished (ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃt, -ˈpɒv rɪʃt)
adj. 1. reduced to poverty. 2. deprived of strength or vitality. 3. (of a country or region) having few trees, flowers, wild animals, etc. [1625–35] syn: See poor. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | impoverished - poor enough to need help from othersdestitute, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-strickenpoor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret" | | 2. | impoverished - destroyed financially; "the broken fortunes of the family"wiped out, brokendestroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" |
impoverishedadjective1. poor, needy, destitute, ruined, distressed, bankrupt, poverty-stricken, indigent, impecunious, straitened, penurious, necessitous, in reduced or straitened circumstances The goal is to lure businesses into impoverished areas.
poor rich, wealthy, affluent, well-off2. depleted, spent, reduced, empty, drained, exhausted, played out, worn out, denuded Against the impoverished defence, he poached an early goal.impoverishedadjective1. Having little or no money or wealth:beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken.Informal: broke, strapped.Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers.2. Economically and socially below standard:backward, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeepovertyimpoverished
Synonyms for impoverishedadj poorSynonyms- poor
- needy
- destitute
- ruined
- distressed
- bankrupt
- poverty-stricken
- indigent
- impecunious
- straitened
- penurious
- necessitous
- in reduced or straitened circumstances
Antonyms- rich
- wealthy
- affluent
- well-off
adj depletedSynonyms- depleted
- spent
- reduced
- empty
- drained
- exhausted
- played out
- worn out
- denuded
Synonyms for impoverishedadj having little or no money or wealthSynonyms- beggarly
- destitute
- down-and-out
- impecunious
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- penniless
- penurious
- poor
- poverty-stricken
- broke
- strapped
adj economically and socially below standardSynonyms- backward
- depressed
- deprived
- disadvantaged
- underprivileged
Synonyms for impoverishedadj poor enough to need help from othersSynonyms- destitute
- indigent
- necessitous
- needy
- poverty-stricken
Related Wordsadj destroyed financiallySynonymsRelated Words |