Synonyms of pauperism

pauperism

noun

as in poverty

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 & Similar Words

• poverty
• misery
• indigence
• impoverishment
• penury
• beggary
• poorness
• necessity
• destitution
• neediness
• need
• impecuniousness
• deprivation
• impecuniosity
• penuriousness
• wretchedness
• exigency
• privation
• want
• bankruptcy
• destituteness
• woe
• emergency
• gutter
• insolvency
• rainy day
• austerity
• pinching
• belt-tightening
• straitening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wealth
• affluence
• richness
• opulence
• prosperity
• wealthiness
• luxury