Destitute and Short

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Destitute

Destitute adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: many families were left destitute by the horrible fire
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Short and destitute are semantically related. in penniless topic. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Destitute".
Nearby Words: destitution, destituted

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.
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Destitute and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Destitute" instead an adjective "Short".
Nearby Words: shorten, shortened, shortage, shortness, shorted

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  • Your Costume Needs Work In Brecht's short story "The Monster," a destitute old man has a striking resemblance to the lead actor in a film about a notorious anti-Semite (because he is said notorious anti-Semite), so they let him play himself in a scene or two.
    Source: Your Costume Needs Work
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Short and Destitute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/short
Destitute & Short. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/destitute/short>.
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