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destituteness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of destituteness

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions

the appalling destituteness of the people in that underdeveloped country

Synonyms of destituteness

beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, neediness, pauperism, penuriousness, penury, poorness, poverty, want

Words Related to destituteness

gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness

emergency, rainy day

austerity, deprivation, privation

bankruptcy, insolvency

belt-tightening, pinching, straitening

Near Antonyms of destituteness

luxury, prosperity

Antonyms of destituteness

affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness

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