The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.
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Destitute
/ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/
Synonyms for "destitute" (100 found)
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depleteddeprived ofdesolatedestitute ofdevoid ofdivesteddown-and-outdrainedemptyexhaustedfailedfortunefortunelesshard upheelhomelessimpeccableimpecuniousimpoverishedin need
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in receivership
Adjective(8 words)
Noun(1 words)
dirt poor
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15 entriesbankruptbeggarbeggareddata-poordisenfranchisedispossessexpropriatemendicantpauperpoverty-strickenresource-deficientstreet poorstripthe homelessurban poor
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12 entriesdestitute civiliansdestitute familiesdestitute householdsdestitute individualsdestitute living conditionsdestitute peopledestitute populationdestitute refugeeseconomic destitutionthe destitutethe homelessurban poor
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17 total sentences available.
Daphnis could not find fault with her advice, but being quite destitute of the means which might insure success to his suit, he burst into tears, as most poor lovers usually do; and then he again invoked the assistance of the Nymphs.
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Sami's arrest left his family destitute.
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The church was a safe haven for the destitute paupers.
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