BEGGARY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

beggary

noun

ˈbe-gə-rē

Definition of beggary

as in poverty

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions too many people are homeless and living in shameful beggary in this country

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Noun

Over the four decades to 2020, China lifted the vast bulk of its population out of poverty, and in 2021 leader Xi Jinping declared that extreme poverty had been eliminated.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Bolsa Familia was the subject of thousands of academic studies in Brazil and abroad, which reported significant reductions in poverty, inequality and infant mortality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of poverty

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Illinoisans should demand state investments that serve struggling communities, instead of needlessly expanding the misery of our prison system.

— Joan Steffen, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
At one point, a man placed a hand on Bibendum’s shoulder and led him offstage, as if to be put out of his misery.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of misery

Noun

Trump has squeezed tight on the island’s already ailing economy, with a de facto blockade on the importation of oil bringing Cuba to virtual penury.

— Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 May 2026
Such claims of penury, however, were difficult to square with certain facts.

— Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of penury

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