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Synonyms for impecunious

  • adjective

Most common

impoverished destitute penniless indigent goodless

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Lacking money

poor, penniless, impoverished, indigent, destitute, poverty-stricken, needy, hard up informal, pinched, penurious, moneyless, bankrupt, stony, strapped, beggared

Other

goodless

Antonyms

well-off, rich, well-heeled

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Lacking money.

Example sentences

  • impoverished The war lasting for years impoverished the country.
  • destitute It was there that this destitute child was born.
  • penniless When his business failed, he was left penniless.
  • indigent Being indigent is a misfortune, not a crime.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
impecunioussteady
impoverishedrising
destitutesteady
pennilessrising
indigentfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
poor1
5 letters
needy2, stony2
7 letters
pinched1
8 letters
bankrupt2, strapped1, indigent3, beggared, goodless
9 letters
destitute3, penniless3, moneyless3, penurious4
12 letters
impoverished3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (needy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
impécunieux