Poor : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with P > Poor

Looking for words with meaning close to 'poor': discover synonyms for the word poor, such as indigent or impoverished.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as poor. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": impoverished and wretched.

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Synonyms for poor sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for poor Degree of synonymy of poor Frequency in the language

indigent
39976 0.47

impoverished
39976 0.57

skint
39976 0.14

poverty-stricken
39976 0

destitute
39976 0.71

deficient
39975 0.55

moneyless
39975 0

penniless
39974 1.24

insufficient
39974 1.06

inferior
39974 3.06

penurious
39974 0.02

inadequate
39973 1.86

stony-broke
39973 0

hapless
39972 0.39

mediocre
39972 1.39

bad
39972 545.18

misfortunate
39972 0.02

impecunious
39971 0.06

unfortunate
39971 11.84

Lexical field of "poor"

impoverished
wretched
inadequate
destitute
bad
mediocre
needy
miserable
pitiful
insufficient
unfortunate
deficient
indigent
pathetic
inferior
penniless
pitiable
hapless
penurious
low
impecunious
short
hard up
slum
pinched
piteous
skint
mean
broke
hardscrabble
unfruitful
bust
beggarly
in straitened circumstances
misfortunate
moneyless
necessitous
poverty-stricken
resourceless
second-rate
slummy
stone-broke
stony-broke
unprovided for
lousy
weak
abysmal
disadvantaged
good
substandard