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Synonyms & Antonyms of impecunious
- they were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts
Synonyms for impecunious
- beggared,
- beggarly,
- broke,
- destitute,
- dirt-poor,
- down-and-out,
- famished,
- hard up,
- impoverished,
- indigent,
- necessitous,
- needful,
- needy,
- pauperized,
- penniless,
- penurious,
- poor,
- poverty-stricken,
- skint
- [chiefly British],
- threadbare
Words Related to impecunious
Phrases Synonymous with impecunious
Near Antonyms for impecunious
Antonyms for impecunious
- affluent,
- deep-pocketed,
- fat,
- fat-cat,
- flush,
- moneyed
- (also monied),
- opulent,
- rich,
- silk-stocking,
- wealthy,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-to-do
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“Impecunious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impecunious. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of impecunious was in 1596
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