penniless (Meaning)
penniless (s)
not having enough money to pay for necessities
penniless (a.)
Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.
Synonyms & Antonyms of penniless
Synonyms:
- dispossessed
- poorish
- short
- bust
- unaffluent
- straitened
- reduced
- hand-to-mouth
- pinched
- distressed
- down on one's luck
- possessionless
- insolvent
- hardscrabble
- underprivileged
- hard up
- busted
- disadvantaged
- cash-strapped
- ruined
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
penniless Sentence Examples
- The penniless wanderer roamed the streets, his pockets empty and his stomach rumbling.
- The economic depression left countless individuals penniless, shattering their dreams overnight.
- The once-opulent aristocrat now found himself penniless after losing his fortune.
- Despite his hard work, the farmer remained penniless due to crop failures and mounting debts.
- The orphaned child wandered the streets penniless, desperately searching for sustenance.
- The penniless artist struggled to sell his paintings, his talent unrecognized amidst the financial turmoil.
- The elderly widow was penniless and alone, her only source of income being a meager pension.
- The refugee arrived in a foreign land penniless, his past life shattered by war and persecution.
- The former entrepreneur, now penniless, contemplated his failed business ventures with a heavy heart.
- The penniless student scraped by on part-time jobs, determined to complete his education despite financial hardship.
FAQs About the word penniless
not having enough money to pay for necessitiesDestitute of money; impecunious; poor.
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moneyed, monied, rich, fat, affluent, moneyed, affluent, rich, well-to-do, opulent
The penniless wanderer roamed the streets, his pockets empty and his stomach rumbling.
The economic depression left countless individuals penniless, shattering their dreams overnight.
The once-opulent aristocrat now found himself penniless after losing his fortune.
Despite his hard work, the farmer remained penniless due to crop failures and mounting debts.
