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pauperism

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of pauperism

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions

the banquet honored a philanthropist couple who spent their lives working to reduce pauperism in cities throughout the nation

Synonyms of pauperism

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

Words Related to pauperism

gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness

emergency, rainy day

austerity, deprivation, privation

bankruptcy, insolvency

belt-tightening, pinching, straitening

Near Antonyms of pauperism

luxury, prosperity

Antonyms of pauperism

affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness

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