Destitute
Destitute adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: many families were left destitute by the horrible fire
Poorish and destitute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poorish" instead an adjective "Destitute".
Nearby Words: destitution, destituted
Poorish
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and destitute
- poor and poorish
- penurious and destitute
- penurious and poorish
- indigent and destitute
- indigent and poorish
- beggarly and destitute
- beggarly and poorish
- impoverished and destitute
- impoverished and poorish
- penniless and destitute
- penniless and poorish
- broke and destitute
- broke and poorish
Cite this Source
Poorish and Destitute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/poorish
Destitute & Poorish. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/poorish>.
Poorish or Destitute. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/poorish.
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