Penury
Penury noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
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Synonyms for Penury
Utter poverty and penury are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utter poverty" instead a noun "Penury".
Nearby Word: penurious
Utter poverty
Penury and utter poverty are semantically related. You can use "Penury" instead a noun phrase "Utter poverty".
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Related pairs
- want and penury
- want and utter poverty
- distress and penury
- distress and utter poverty
- privation and penury
- privation and utter poverty
- destitution and penury
- destitution and utter poverty
- indigence and penury
- indigence and utter poverty
- neediness and penury
- neediness and utter poverty
- beggary and penury
- beggary and utter poverty
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Utter poverty and Penury. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penury/utter_poverty
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