Synonyms for insolvent
- adjective
- noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Unable to pay one's bills as they fall due.
- n. 1
One who is insolvent; an insolvent debtor.
Related words
- Word family
- insolvency
Forms
- Plural
- insolvents → bankrupts, defaulters, paupers, beggars…
Example sentences
- 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.
- moneyless The "moneyless society" became centuries-old fantasy.
By length
- 4 letters
- poor1
- 5 letters
- broke1, needy2
- 6 letters
- broken2, ruined2, beggar2, pauper2
- 8 letters
- bankrupt2, indigent3, beggared
- 9 letters
- destitute3, penniless3, defaulter3, moneyless3, penurious4
- 12 letters
- impoverished3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (needy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insolvable
- Italiano
- insolvibile
- Deutsch
- zahlungsunfähig