Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

The word "impoverished" can be used as adjective, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

rich wealthy

Derived Terms

impoverishedly impoverishedness unimpoverished

Inflected/Variant Forms

impoverish

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

lacking

Related Terms

having undergone loss of features pauper poverty underemployed underprivileged unemployed

Related Terms

component depleted faculty feature impoverish ingredient poor poverty

Similar Terms

destroyed destroyed poor

Synonym Network

badly off bankrupt beggard beggarly broke destitute dirt poor down and out down on one's luck empty handed flat hard up impecunious in need indigent insolvent less fortunate lower class meager necessitous needy pauperized penniless penurious pinched plumb broke poverty stricken strapped trailer trash underemployed underprivileged unemployed

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