Need another word that means the same as “impoverished”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “impoverished” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Impoverished” are: destitute, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken, broken, poor, penniless, penurious, impecunious, in distressed circumstances, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, in want, in need, down and out, weakened, exhausted, drained, diminished, depleted, enervated, used up, spent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “impoverished” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| broken | Out of working order busted is an informal substitute for broken. He pressed onwards over the broken ground. |
| depleted | No longer sufficient. Our funds are depleted. |
| destitute | Not having. The charity cares for destitute children. |
| diminished | Of an organ or body part diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use. A diminished fifth. |
| down and out | Shut. |
| drained | Drained of electric charge discharged. A drained marsh. |
| enervated | Drained of energy or vitality. Daniel felt too enervated to resist. |
| exhausted | Drained of energy or effectiveness extremely tired completely exhausted. The exhausted food sources. |
| impecunious | Having little or no money. A titled but impecunious family. |
| in distressed circumstances | Currently fashionable. |
| in need | Directed or bound inward. |
| in reduced circumstances | Currently fashionable. |
| in straitened circumstances | Currently fashionable. |
| in want | Holding office. |
| indigent | Poor; needy. A charity for the relief of indigent artists. |
| necessitous | Poor enough to need help from others. Dried milk was supplied to necessitous mothers. |
| needy | (of a person) lacking the necessities of life; very poor. The provision of humanitarian assistance to the needy. |
| penniless | (of a person) having no money; very poor. A penniless young student. |
| penurious | Extremely poor; poverty-stricken. A penurious old tramp. |
| poor | Characterized by or indicating poverty. They enquired after poor Dorothy s broken hip. |
| poverty-stricken | Poor enough to need help from others. |
| spent | Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted. A spent matchstick. |
| used up | Employed in accomplishing something- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker. |
| weakened | Reduced in strength. |
| broke | Having completely run out of money. He went broke owing two million pounds. |
| buccaneer | Live like a buccaneer. The marauding buccaneers who used to terrorize the Mediterranean coasts. |
| commandeer | Take possession of (something) by force. The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami. |
| confiscate | Take or seize (someone’s property) with authority. The guards confiscated his camera. |
| consume | Serve oneself to or consume regularly. This car consumes a lot of gas. |
| deplete | Use up (resources or materials. Reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought. |
| deprivation | A state of extreme poverty. Low wages mean that 3 75 million people suffer serious deprivation. |
| deprive | Keep from having, keeping, or obtaining. The Archbishop deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen. |
| disenfranchise | Deprive (someone) of the right to vote. The law disenfranchised some 3 000 voters on the basis of a residence qualification. |
| filch | Make off with belongings of others. They filched milk off morning doorsteps. |
| forfeit | The action of forfeiting something. Forfeited property. |
| forfeited | Surrendered as a penalty. |
| impound | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. Almost forgotten were the poor unfortunates impounded in the prison. |
| loot | Steal (something) from someone. The gang escaped with their loot. |
| neediness | The quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree. He recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it. |
| pillage | Steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime. Rebellious peasants intent on pillage. |
| plunder | Plunder a town after capture. Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops. |
| poverty | The renunciation of the right to individual ownership of property as part of a religious vow. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty. |
| ransack | Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. Man has ransacked the planet for fuel. |
| rapine | The violent seizure of someone’s property. The fruits of violence and rapine. |
| rob | Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner. He tried with three others to rob a bank. |
| seize | Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The FBI seized the drugs. |
| steal | Move stealthily. A delicious languor was stealing over her. |
| take | Be designed to hold or take. They refused to take it any more. |
| theft | The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. The latest theft happened at a garage. |
| thieve | Take by theft. The students have been thieving my favourite art books. |
| unemployed | (of a person) without a paid job but available to work. A training programme for the long term unemployed. |
| usurp | Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force. Richard usurped the throne. |
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