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Synonyms for penniless
ˈpɛn ɪ lɪspen·ni·less

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  1. hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinchedadjective

    not having enough money to pay for necessities

    Antonyms:
    rich

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pennilessadjective

    Synonyms:
    moneyless, destitute, poor, necessitous, needy, indigent, distressed, pinched, reduced, short of money, out of money, out of cash, out of pocket, in need, in want

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  1. pennilessadjective

    Synonyms:
    impecunious, indigent, destitute, poor

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  1. Bui Thi Nhung:

    I don't want to stay home, marry young and live penniless, i'll try my luck next time.

  2. Theo Francken:

    Many of these people pay 10,000 euros ($11,000) to get here. It's naive to say they have not 50 euros for a hotel room. It's a caricature to see them as completely penniless.

  3. Maneesh Nariwal:

    Making complaints against stock brokers to SEBI is useless because brokers and Sebi are both hands in glove to make investors penniless

  4. Henry Ford:

    There are two fools in this world. One is the millionaire who thinks that by hoarding money he can somehow accumulate real power, and the other is the penniless reformer who thinks that if only he can take the money from one class and give it to another, all the world's ills will be cured.

  5. Christopher McCandless:

    Tramping is too easy with all this money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal... I've decided that I'm going to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and simple beauty of it is just too good to pass up.


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