chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for skint
Adjective
  • Pope Francis was the first pope to take the name of St. Francis of Assisi, well-known for his call for engagement with the impoverished, love of creation and the Church.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • The dedication to care for impoverished women and children continues to influence the culture and values of Mercy today.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • In addition, preliminary research from the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that poor mental health may cost the U.S. economy nearly $300 billion annually.
    Dilan Gomih, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The match-up broke ratings records, with nearly 128 million viewers tuning in, according to Nielsen.
    Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Fake Wedding follows two broke singles who throw a fake wedding to cash in on the registry and the very real problems the make-believe couple encounters.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Eugene was penniless and in debt to his sister to the tune of $2,000.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Unfortunately, not long after Sow arrived in early 2022, the school went out of business, leaving the 15-year-old homeless and penniless with nowhere to go.
    Steve Hartman, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Zoom in: It's made one investment so far, a $10 million take-private last September of bankrupt solar installer iSun, yielding stakes in five companies: iSun Industrial, which the firm rebranded as Legacy Power.
    Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The party, once bankrupt and on the verge of irrelevance in the Bay State, was supposed to be reinvented with new blood at the top and a purging of the old poison like former party chair Jim Lyons.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Skint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skint. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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