Poverty : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'poverty': discover synonyms for the word poverty, such as poorness or impoverishment.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as poverty. 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 "": poorness and impoverishment.


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Synonyms for poverty sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for poverty Degree of synonymy of poverty Frequency in the language
poorness
   39976  
impoverishment
   39976 0.04  
indigence
   29976 1.00  
penury
   29976 0.02  
impoverished
   29976 0.57  
poor
   29976 129.08  
indigent
   29976 0.47  
deprived
   29976 1.94  
poverty-stricken
   29976  
destitute
   29976 0.71  
shortage
   29975 2.63  
pauperisation
   29975  
pauperization
   29975 0.04  
scarcity
   29974 0.16  
dearth
   29973 0.10  
paucity
   29971 0.08  
pittance
   29970 0.25  
destitution
   29969 0.04  
misery
   29968 10.31  
wretchedness
   29968 0.04  

Lexical field of "poverty"

poorness
impoverishment
indigence
penury
impoverished
poor
indigent
deprived
poverty-stricken
destitute
shortage
pauperisation
pauperization
scarcity
dearth
paucity
pittance
destitution
misery
wretchedness
plight
hardship
precariousness
deprivation
reduced
stricken
reduce
distress
squalor
alleviation
reduction
depletion
hunger
eradication
want
focused
needy
need
cut
tripe
arm
mra
trifle
pobreza
poorer
poorest
prsp
poverties
homelessness
inequality