Word Type

Noun

The word "poverty" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

wealth wealth

Typical Location

mumbai

Capable Of

drive crime

Causes Desire

attend school fight inflation get money from

Derived Terms

antipoverty digital poverty energy poverty fuel poverty furniture poverty hygiene poverty income poverty nonpoverty period poverty poverty grass poverty is a mindset poverty is a state of mind poverty line poverty of the stimulus poverty poker poverty porn poverty trap poverty-ridden poverty-stricken poverty-struck povertyism povo primary poverty secondary poverty transport poverty ultrapoverty

Distinct From

wealth

Etymologically Related To

pauper poor

Has Property

undesirable

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

financial condition lack necessity need want

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

bankruptcy insolvency

Type Of (IsA)

curse financial condition situation

Related Terms

aporophobia hardship impoverish impoverished keep the wolf from the door pauper poor poorness possessionlessness

Related Terms

aporophobia being being poor condition economic freedom extremely extremely poor malnutrition microfinance money poor poor condition poorness slavery slum

Synonym Network

penuriousness

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.