Synonyms of insolvent

insolvent 1 of 2

adjective

as in bankrupt

not having enough money to pay debts

The company has become insolvent.

insolvent debtors

Related Words

• bankrupt
• bankrupted
• impoverished
• penniless
• indigent
• destitute
• bust
• poor
• broke
• reduced
• needy
• impecunious
• deprived
• skint
• disadvantaged
• beggarly
• down-and-out
• needful
• famished
• distressed
• threadbare
• penurious
• depressed
• necessitous
• pauperized
• underprivileged
• poverty-stricken
• beggared
• dispossessed
• ruined
• dirt-poor
• straitened
• hard up
• hand-to-mouth
• short
• low
• unaffluent
• pinched
• hardscrabble
• possessionless
• poorish
• tapped out
• cash-strapped

Dissimilar Words

• prosperous
• comfortable
• wealthy
• rich
• affluent
• opulent
• moneyed
• fat
• well-to-do
• flush
• fat-cat
• well-off
• silk-stocking
• deep-pocketed
• well-heeled

insolvent

2 of 2

noun

as in waif

Related Words

• bankrupt
• waif
• beggar
• urchin
• ragamuffin
• mendicant
• panhandler
• drifter
• almsman
• gamine
• have-not
• hobo
• indigent
• transient
• pauper
• tramp
• roamer
• down-and-out
• vagabond
• ne'er-do-well

Dissimilar Words

• affluent
• plutocrat
• moneybags
• millionaire
• deep pocket
• billionaire
• fat cat
• have
• millionairess
• magnate
• nabob
• success
• tycoon
• billionairess
• moneymaker
• gazillionaire

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insolvent

Adjective

An insolvent estate If the deceased spouse's estate has sufficient assets, those assets are typically used to satisfy creditor claims before inheritances are distributed. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026

The Korea Exchange is encouraging new listings while swiftly removing insolvent companies from the market, Jeong said. — Lisa Kim, CNBC, 24 June 2026

Noun

The diocese acknowledged that the value of Diocesan assets available to resolve claims, including any available insurance coverage, may not be sufficient to cover the claims and could leave the diocese insolvent. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025

This omnibus pledge can have the effect of rendering the debtor insolvent such that any transfer that the debtor tries to make for asset protection purposes is voidable by a creditor. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025