Broke
Broke adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: too broke to afford even a used car
Poverty-stricken is a synonym for broke in rich topic. In some cases you can use "Poverty-stricken" instead an adjective "Broke", when it comes to topics like indigent, penniless. popular alternative
Nearby Word: broken
Poverty-stricken
Poverty-stricken adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: poverty-stricken immigrants struggling to make ends meet
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bust and broke
- bust and poverty-stricken
- poor and broke
- poor and poverty-stricken
- penurious and broke
- penurious and poverty-stricken
- indigent and broke
- indigent and poverty-stricken
- bankrupt and broke
- bankrupt and poverty-stricken
- beggarly and broke
- beggarly and poverty-stricken
- ruined and broke
- ruined and poverty-stricken
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Poverty-stricken and Broke. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/broke/poverty-stricken
Broke & Poverty-stricken. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/broke/poverty-stricken>.
Poverty-stricken or Broke. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/broke/poverty-stricken.
