Broke
Broke adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: too broke to afford even a used car
Hardscrabble and broke are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hardscrabble" instead an adjective "Broke".
Nearby Word: broken
Hardscrabble
Hardscrabble adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Broke and hardscrabble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broke" instead an adjective "Hardscrabble".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and broke
- poor and hardscrabble
- penurious and broke
- penurious and hardscrabble
- indigent and broke
- indigent and hardscrabble
- beggarly and broke
- beggarly and hardscrabble
- impoverished and broke
- impoverished and hardscrabble
- destitute and broke
- destitute and hardscrabble
- penniless and broke
- penniless and hardscrabble
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Hardscrabble and Broke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/broke/hardscrabble
Broke & Hardscrabble. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/broke/hardscrabble>.
Hardscrabble or Broke. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/broke/hardscrabble.
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