Hand-to-mouth
Hand-to-mouth adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Penniless and hand-to-mouth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penniless" instead an adjective phrase "Hand-to-mouth".
Penniless
Penniless adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant
Hand-to-mouth and penniless are semantically related. You can use "Hand-to-mouth" instead an adjective "Penniless".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and hand-to-mouth
- poor and penniless
- penurious and hand-to-mouth
- penurious and penniless
- distressed and hand-to-mouth
- distressed and penniless
- indigent and hand-to-mouth
- indigent and penniless
- beggarly and hand-to-mouth
- beggarly and penniless
- impoverished and hand-to-mouth
- impoverished and penniless
- destitute and hand-to-mouth
- destitute and penniless
Cite this Source
Penniless and Hand-to-mouth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand-to-mouth/penniless
Hand-to-mouth & Penniless. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand-to-mouth/penniless>.
Penniless or Hand-to-mouth. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hand-to-mouth/penniless.
