All down and out synonyms
down and out
D d noun down and out
- pauper β a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- beggar β A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
- desperate β If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- supplicant β supplicating.
adj down and out
- destitute β Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- discouraged β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- depressed β If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- displaced β lacking a home, country, etc.
- despicable β If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- pessimistic β pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- morose β gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- despondent β If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- unhappy β sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- sad β Systems Analysis Definition
- lonely β affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- pathetic β causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- depressed β If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
- oppressed β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- deserted β abandoned; forsaken: the problems of deserted wives and children.
- desolate β A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- desperate β If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- helpless β unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- pensive β dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- somber β gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted: a somber passageway.
- wistful β characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
- trite β lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- sorrowful β full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- handicapped β Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- deprived β Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
- disadvantaged β lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc.: The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.
- indigent β lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
- troubled β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- humiliated β to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- displaced β lacking a home, country, etc.
- dispossessed β evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- underprivileged β denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- distressed β afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- strolling β to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
- journeying β a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- travelling β to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey: to travel for pleasure.
- drifting β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- itinerate β to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.