Penniless
Penniless adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: went from being a penniless girl to owner of her own restaurant
Poorish
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and penniless
- poor and poorish
- penurious and penniless
- penurious and poorish
- indigent and penniless
- indigent and poorish
- beggarly and penniless
- beggarly and poorish
- impoverished and penniless
- impoverished and poorish
- destitute and penniless
- destitute and poorish
- broke and penniless
- broke and poorish
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Poorish and Penniless. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penniless/poorish
Penniless & Poorish. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/penniless/poorish>.
Poorish or Penniless. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/penniless/poorish.
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