Penniless

/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/

Synonyms for "penniless" (30 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Verb(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (9)

Adjective(5 words)
destitute personhard upimpecuniousimpoverishedin straitened circumstances
Noun(1 words)
dirt poor
down-and-outhardhomeless

Related words (15)

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6 relation types

More general

2 entries
economic conditionfinancial state

More specific

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Collocations

5 entries
penniless conditionpenniless householdspenniless individualspenniless statuspenniless urban poor

Inflections

2 entries
more pennilessmost penniless

Derivations

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similar

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Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

For one thing, I'm penniless; for another, I don't have the time.

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The failure in business left me penniless.

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His failure in business left him penniless.

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The problem is that he is penniless.

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