Destitute
Destitute adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: many families were left destitute by the horrible fire
Hardscrabble and destitute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hardscrabble" instead an adjective "Destitute".
Nearby Words: destitution, destituted
Hardscrabble
Hardscrabble adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Destitute and hardscrabble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destitute" instead an adjective "Hardscrabble".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- bare and destitute
- bare and hardscrabble
- poor and destitute
- poor and hardscrabble
- penurious and destitute
- penurious and hardscrabble
- desolate and destitute
- desolate and hardscrabble
- barren and destitute
- barren and hardscrabble
- waste and destitute
- waste and hardscrabble
- indigent and destitute
- indigent and hardscrabble
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