Privation
Penury
Penury noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
Usage example: lived in a time when single women like herself faced a lifetime of genteel penury
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Synonyms for Penury
Privation is a synonym for penury in poverty topic. You can use "Privation" instead a noun "Penury", if it concerns topics such as rich, want, dire poverty. popular alternative
Nearby Word: penurious
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Penury and Privation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/privation/penury
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