impoverished

[im-pov-er-isht, -pov-risht] / ɪmˈpɒv ər ɪʃt, -ˈpɒv rɪʃt /

ADJECTIVE

poor, exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren destitute distressed indigent needy poverty-stricken strapped

STRONG

bankrupt beggared broke clean depleted drained empty hurting reduced ruined spent

WEAK

flat flat broke have-not impecunious insolvent necessitous penurious played-out sterile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich wealthy

STRONG

enlarged full increased saved solvent

WEAK

enriched plentiful

Example Sentences

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UN chief Antonio Guterres cited "glimmers of hope" for Haiti in a visit Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

At the time Ali lived in Huriwaa, an impoverished district in the north of Mogadishu.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I was feeling too impoverished to spring for a $25 ticket for the opening match, which featured reigning World Cup champions Germany against Bolivia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

De la Espriella also defended David Murcia, convicted of running a pyramid scheme that impoverished families across southern Colombia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Though he was raised by an impoverished working-class couple—his foster father was a glazier—it turns out that his birth father was a general and his mother was an aristocrat.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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