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Synonyms for Poor (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)):
poor people

WordNet sense 2 (not sufficient to meet a need):
inadequate, short

WordNet sense 3 (of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement):
insufficient

WordNet sense 4 (marked by poverty befitting a beggar):
beggarly, mean

WordNet sense 5 (having no money):
moneyless

WordNet sense 6 (not having enough money to pay for necessities):
impecunious, penniless, penurious

WordNet sense 7 (poor enough to need help from others):
destitute, impoverished, indigent, needy, poverty-stricken

WordNet sense 8 (lacking funds):
broke

WordNet sense 9 (deserving or inciting pity):
hapless, miserable, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, wretched, misfortunate

WordNet sense 10 (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune):
unfortunate


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