Destitute
Destitute adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
In penury and destitute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In penury" instead an adjective "Destitute".
Nearby Words: destitution, destituted
In penury
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and destitute
- poor and in penury
- penurious and destitute
- penurious and in penury
- indigent and destitute
- indigent and in penury
- bankrupt and destitute
- bankrupt and in penury
- impoverished and destitute
- impoverished and in penury
- penniless and destitute
- penniless and in penury
- insolvent and destitute
- insolvent and in penury
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In penury and Destitute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/in_penury
Destitute & In penury. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/in_penury>.
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