impoverished

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/ UK /ɪmˈpɒv(ə)ɹɪʃt/ See IPA manual

Freq #27029

Meanings

1

adj
Very poor; lacking money.

The charity provides clean water to impoverished communities.
2

adj
Made poorer in quality by losing something important.

Years of overfarming have left the soil impoverished.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · very poor; lacking money. needy

More almslessarm bankruptbeggaredbeggarly boracic broke broken depauperate destitute disadvantagedempty-handed

Opposites

affluent flush loadedpecuniousrich wealthywell-fixedwell-heeledwell-offwell-to-do

Word family

Derived forms impoverishedlyimpoverishednessunimpoverished

Related forms pauper povertyunderemployedunderprivileged unemployed

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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