the destitute

noun

: people who are extremely poor : needy people

The charity provides food and clothing for the destitute.

Examples of the destitute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The meeting was the second gathering of the Team Gaza Initiative, an effort by the EU to rally support for recovery projects like sanitation and farming in the destitute and war-ravaged coastal enclave of some 2 million people. — ABC News, 13 July 2026

The show followed the destitute Cuylers — father Early, his illegitimate son Rusty, his meth-loving sister Lily, and his crabby grandmother Granny — and their various moneymaking high jinks. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

Patrons are continuously confronted by the destitute and mentally ill, some begging for assistance, most of which are not a real threat, but many strike an image of fear and disorder. — Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2026

Its works not only suggest strategies for housing the destitute but also convey an understanding of the forces (authoritarianism, corporate greed, systemic racism, and the co-option of modernism) that have conspired against São Paulo—and Los Angeles. — Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for the destitute

• irresolute
• reconstitute
• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute