Indigent
Indigent adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: indigent people who require some outside assistance
Penniless is a synonym for indigent in poor topic. In some cases you can use "Penniless" instead an adjective "Indigent", when it comes to topics like rich, destitute, needy. popular alternative
Nearby Word: indigence
Penniless
Penniless adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and indigent
- poor and penniless
- penurious and indigent
- penurious and penniless
- bankrupt and indigent
- bankrupt and penniless
- beggarly and indigent
- beggarly and penniless
- impoverished and indigent
- impoverished and penniless
- destitute and indigent
- destitute and penniless
- insolvent and indigent
- insolvent and penniless
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