Impoverished
Impoverished adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: the widespread hope that the lottery's record-setting jackpot is won by an impoverished family
Poorish and impoverished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poorish" instead an adjective "Impoverished".
Nearby Words: impoverishment, impoverishing
Poorish
Impoverished and poorish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impoverished" instead an adjective "Poorish".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and impoverished
- poor and poorish
- penurious and impoverished
- penurious and poorish
- distressed and impoverished
- distressed and poorish
- indigent and impoverished
- indigent and poorish
- destitute and impoverished
- destitute and poorish
- penniless and impoverished
- penniless and poorish
- broke and impoverished
- broke and poorish
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Poorish and Impoverished. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impoverished/poorish
Impoverished & Poorish. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/impoverished/poorish>.
Poorish or Impoverished. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/impoverished/poorish.
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