1
[ adjective ] poor enough to need help from others

Synonyms

indigent necessitous needy poverty-stricken destitute

Related terms

poor

2
[ adjective ] destroyed financially

Synonyms

wiped_out broken

Examples

"the broken fortunes of the family"

Related terms

destroyed

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Rhymes with

polished varnished tarnished garnished admonished demolished unvarnished punished vanished astonished published cherished unpunished unpublished accomplished vanquished anguished established undiminished embellished diminished nourished finished furnished dished extinguished undistinguished distinguished relinquished burnished unfinished blemished malnourished unblemished undernourished

Phonetic and Homophones

IH0 M P AA1 V R IH0 SH T

Similar Spelling

impoverish impoverishment

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