Synonyms of poverty-stricken

poverty-stricken

adjective

ˈpä-vər-tē-ˌstri-kən 

as in impoverished

lacking money or material possessions

poverty-stricken immigrants struggling to make ends meet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impoverished
• poor
• broke
• dirt-poor
• bankrupt
• indigent
• beggared
• deprived
• penniless
• needy
• impecunious
• destitute
• down-and-out
• pauperized
• beggarly
• needful
• penurious
• depressed
• famished
• threadbare
• out of pocket
• out at elbows
• necessitous
• skint
• out at the elbows
• disadvantaged
• underprivileged
• hard up
• bankrupted
• distressed
• down on one's luck
• dispossessed
• insolvent
• hardscrabble
• ruined
• unaffluent
• hand-to-mouth
• poorish
• busted
• cash-strapped
• bust
• straitened
• reduced
• pinched
• short
• possessionless
• low
• tapped out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wealthy
• affluent
• rich
• well-to-do
• opulent
• moneyed
• fat
• monied
• flush
• well-off
• prosperous
• fat-cat
• silk-stocking
• comfortable
• well-heeled
• deep-pocketed

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of poverty-stricken

The neighborhood surrounding it is poverty-stricken, forcing families without cars to frequent the store. —Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024

At the time, Whitechapel was poverty-stricken and overcrowded, with over 76,000 people populating its dilapidated avenues and dwellings. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024