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poorness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of poorness

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions

each country has its own standard of poorness, and one nationʼs needy inhabitant can be anotherʼs fairly well-off citizen

Synonyms of poorness

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

Words Related to poorness

gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness

emergency, rainy day

austerity, deprivation, privation

bankruptcy, insolvency

belt-tightening, pinching, straitening

Near Antonyms of poorness

luxury, prosperity

Antonyms of poorness

affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness

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