dirt-poor (Meaning)
dirt-poor
suffering extreme poverty
Synonyms & Antonyms of dirt-poor
Synonyms:
- hardscrabble
- distressed
- short
- cash-strapped
- straitened
- insolvent
- underprivileged
- reduced
- ruined
- dispossessed
- out at the elbows
- low
- bankrupted
- busted
- disadvantaged
- hand-to-mouth
- bust
- unaffluent
- pinched
- poorish
- down on one's luck
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
dirt-poor Sentence Examples
- The family lived in a dirt-poor shack, struggling to make ends meet.
- The destitute man had become dirt-poor, begging on the streets for sustenance.
- The once-prosperous town had fallen into decline, leaving its inhabitants dirt-poor.
- The woman had been dirt-poor all her life, but she never gave up hope of a better future.
- The children lived in a dirt-poor neighborhood, surrounded by crime and poverty.
- The dirt-poor farmer struggled to cultivate his barren land, eking out a meager existence.
- The abandoned house was a reminder of the dirt-poor family that had once lived there.
- The government promised to help the dirt-poor, but their assistance never materialized.
- The earthquake left many dirt-poor survivors homeless and without hope.
- The dirt-poor village lacked basic amenities, such as clean water and electricity.
FAQs About the word dirt-poor
suffering extreme poverty
impoverished, poor, poverty-stricken, skint, beggarly, famished, out of pocket, destitute, pauperized, threadbare
fat, well-to-do,wealthy, monied, moneyed, affluent, rich, opulent, comfortable, prosperous
The family lived in a dirt-poor shack, struggling to make ends meet.
The destitute man had become dirt-poor, begging on the streets for sustenance.
The once-prosperous town had fallen into decline, leaving its inhabitants dirt-poor.
The woman had been dirt-poor all her life, but she never gave up hope of a better future.
