Adversity and Penury

Adversity

Adversity noun - Bad luck or an example of this.

Penury and adversity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penury" instead a noun "Adversity".

Nearby Words: adverse, adversely

Penury

Penury noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
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Synonyms for Penury

Adversity and penury are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adversity" instead a noun "Penury".

Nearby Word: penurious

How words are described

great great adversity great penury
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