impoverished
adjective
, -ˈpä-və-\
Definition of impoverished
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Synonyms & Antonyms for impoverished
Synonyms
beggared, beggarly, broke, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, impecunious, indigent, necessitous, needful, needy, pauperized, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken, skint [chiefly British], threadbare
Antonyms
affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
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Examples of impoverished in a Sentence
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In this dark thriller — winner of Cannes’ Palme d’Or — this means telling the story of what happens when the impoverished Kims slowly invade the home and lives of the wealthy Park family. — Lisa Kennedy, The Know, "Banderas, Zellweger, Scorsese, even Bill Gates — the 2019 Telluride Film Fest line-up is oh-so star-studded," 29 Aug. 2019 Its mission is to secure, heal and transform the lives of impoverished Black children by inspiring, recruiting and mobilizing masses of caring Black men and women to mentor and nourish them. — Donna M. Owens, Essence, "Commemorating 400 years Of Black History In Hampton, Virginia," 27 Aug. 2019 Norcross has denied any wrongdoing and defended the incentives as a tool to revive the state’s impoverished cities. — Nancy Solomon, ProPublica, "State Tax Breaks Rewarded Companies Connected to One Powerful Man. The Governor Just Killed Them — for Now.," 23 Aug. 2019 The headlines Housing court: Cleveland City Council introduced legislation Wednesday that would provide lawyers free of charge to impoverished families facing eviction or other housing court cases, cleveland.com’s Robert Higgs reports. — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, "Cleveland City Council introduces program to provide lawyers in eviction cases: The Wake Up for Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019," 22 Aug. 2019 Few of the impoverished in Mexico paste a Mexican-flag sticker on their window shield; many do so upon arrival in the United States. — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, "The Selfish Actors of Illegal Immigration," 16 July 2019 The cut is expected to exacerbate the already dire flow of electricity in the impoverished coastal strip. — Washington Post, "Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats," 26 Aug. 2019 This program aimed at serving impoverished Americansactually saves money. — Jess Mchugh, Fortune, "Title X Has Never Paid for Abortions—But the Trump Administration Gutted It Anyway," 26 Aug. 2019 But those impoverished Europeans, unlike Africans, had the chance to win freedom and land at the end of their contracts. — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, "How slavery flourished in the United States," 23 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'impoverished.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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