INDIGENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INDIGENT?

Need another word that means the same as “indigent”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “indigent” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Indigent” are: destitute, impoverished, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken, poor, impecunious, penniless, down and out, poor person, pauper, bankrupt, insolvent

Indigent as a Noun

Definitions of "Indigent" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “indigent” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A needy person.

Synonyms of "Indigent" as a noun (4 Words)

bankrupt	A person judged by a court to be insolvent, whose property is taken and disposed of for the benefit of their creditors.
insolvent	An insolvent person.
pauper	A person who is very poor. He died a pauper.
poor person	People without possessions or wealth (considered as a group.

Indigent as an Adjective

Definitions of "Indigent" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “indigent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Poor enough to need help from others.
• Poor; needy.

Synonyms of "Indigent" as an adjective (9 Words)

destitute	Poor enough to need help from others. Towns destitute of commerce.
down and out	Becoming progressively lower.
impecunious	Not having enough money to pay for necessities. A titled but impecunious family.
impoverished	Deprived of strength or vitality. An impoverished and debased language.
necessitous	(of a person) lacking the necessities of life; needy. Dried milk was supplied to necessitous mothers.
needy	Demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree. Those from needy backgrounds.
penniless	Not having enough money to pay for necessities. A penniless young student.
poor	Lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society. Food poor in nutritive value.
poverty-stricken	Poor enough to need help from others.

Usage Examples of "Indigent" as an adjective

• A charity for the relief of indigent artists.

Associations of "Indigent" (30 Words)

absent	Go away or remain away. Wings are absent in several species of crane flies.
beggar	Reduce to beggary. This beggars description.
begging	A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person.
deficiency	The amount by which something, especially revenue, falls short; a deficit. A budget deficiency of 96 billion.
deficient	Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient. Deficient in common sense.
destitute	Not having. Young recruits destitute of experience.
homeless	Physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security. The plight of young homeless people.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. She was faint with hunger.
impecunious	Having little or no money. A titled but impecunious family.
inadequacy	Lack of an adequate quantity or number. Her feelings of personal inadequacy.
inadequate	Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. A sad solitary inadequate man.
indigence	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. He did valuable work towards the relief of indigence.
inferior	An inferior letter figure or symbol. Mercury and Venus are inferior planets.
insufficiency	Lack of an adequate quantity or number. Insufficiency of adequate housing.
insufficient	Not enough; inadequate. Insufficient funds.
lack	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable. There is a lack of parking space in the town.
lacking	Inadequate in amount or degree. Her appetite was lacking.
missing	(of a person) absent from a place, especially their home, and of unknown whereabouts. You can fill in the missing details later.
needy	Needy people collectively. They try to help the needy.
pauper	A recipient of relief under the provisions of the Poor Law or of public charity. He died a pauper.
pauperism	A state of extreme poverty or destitution.
penury	The state of being very poor; extreme poverty. He couldn t face another year of penury.
piteous	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. A piteous cry.
poor	Deficient or lacking in. Many people are eating a very poor diet.
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.
scarcity	A small and inadequate amount. A time of scarcity.
shortage	The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required. The problems of land shortage in the countryside.
substandard	Below the usual or required standard. Substandard housing.
truant	Of a pupil being a truant. If my daughter had been truanting from school I would have been informed.
wanting	Deficient in intelligence. Tested and found wanting.