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Synonyms for penniless
ˈpɛn ɪ lɪspen·ni·less
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Princeton's WordNet
hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances(p), penniless, penurious, pinchedadjective
not having enough money to pay for necessities
Antonyms:
rich
Dictionary of English Synonymes
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
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pennilessadjective
Synonyms:
impecunious, indigent, destitute, poor
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How to use penniless in a sentence?
Making complaints against stock brokers to SEBI is useless because brokers and Sebi are both hands in glove to make investors penniless
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.
Everyone knows that a man can always marry even if he reaches 102, is penniless, and has all his faculties gone. There is always some woman willing to take a chance on him. (from the Complete Book of Etiquette, 1952)
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.
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.
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