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des·ti·tute
 destitute
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- pronunciation:
- de
stih
tut
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having no money or other means of living; impoverished.
The closing of the factory left many families destitute.- synonyms:
- broke, impecunious, impoverished, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken
- antonyms:
- affluent, opulent, prosperous, rich
- similar words:
- bankrupt, down and out, down-and-out, indigent, insolvent, needy, poor, strapped
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| definition 2: |
having none of a specified thing or quality (often fol. by "of").
Having borrowed from everyone, he was now destitute of friends.Destitute of pride, she begged on the streets.- synonyms:
- devoid, void
- antonyms:
- replete
- similar words:
- bankrupt, barren, deficient, wanting
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| related words: |
forlorn, penniless, vile, void |
adverb + (adj.)destitute
absolutely, completely, entirely, financially, most, mostly, nearly, otherwise, practically, spiritually, utterly, virtually
(adj.)destitute
+ adverb
alone, economically
(adj.)destitute
+ noun
citizen, corner, family, farmer, help, hope, institution, neighborhood, orphan, peasant, poverty, refugee, void, widow
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