The impoverished

Synonyms for "the impoverished" (22 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Strong matches (6)

Adjective(5 words)
low income groupsneedypennilesspoorpoorest
Noun(1 words)

Related words (11)

Adjective(11 words)
poverty-strickenruinthe destitutethe disadvantagedthe economically deprivedthe economically disadvantagedthe financially disadvantagedthe needythe poorunder-resourcedunderfunded

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries
demographicdemographic groupecological degradationeconomic classeconomic conditioneconomic degradationeconomic deprivationfiscal degradationpeoplepopulationresource constraintsocial groupsocietysocioeconomic status

More specific

19 entries
asset depletionbankruptcybiodiversity lossbudget shortfallschronically poordestitutehabitat impoverishmentinsolvencypoverty-strickenrevenue depletionrural poorsoil impoverishmenttax base erosionthe destitutethe working poorunderdeveloped

Showing 16 of 19 words.

Collocations

16 entries
economic impoverishmentimpoverish economiesimpoverish populationsimpoverish resourcesimpoverished communitiesimpoverished economiesimpoverished householdsimpoverished nationsimpoverished neighborhoodsimpoverished populationimpoverished populationsimpoverished regionsimpoverishing policiesimpoverishment effectsrural impoverishedurban impoverished

Inflections

5 entries
impoverishedimpoverishesimpoverishingmore impoverishedmost impoverished

Derivations

6 entries