Distressed
Distressed adjective - Generalized feeling of distress.
Poverty-stricken is a synonym for distressed. In some cases you can use "Poverty-stricken" instead an adjective "Distressed".
Poverty-stricken
Poverty-stricken adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: poverty-stricken immigrants struggling to make ends meet
Distressed is a synonym for poverty-stricken in indigent topic. You can use "Distressed" instead an adjective phrase "Poverty-stricken", if it concerns topics such as penniless, very poor.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and distressed
- poor and poverty-stricken
- depressed and distressed
- depressed and poverty-stricken
- miserable and distressed
- miserable and poverty-stricken
- wretched and distressed
- wretched and poverty-stricken
- penurious and distressed
- penurious and poverty-stricken
- suffering and distressed
- suffering and poverty-stricken
- indigent and distressed
- indigent and poverty-stricken
Cite this Source
Poverty-stricken and Distressed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/distressed/poverty-stricken
Distressed & Poverty-stricken. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/distressed/poverty-stricken>.
Poverty-stricken or Distressed. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/distressed/poverty-stricken.
