All indigent synonyms
in·di·gent
I i adj indigent
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
- penniless — without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- destitute — Someone who is destitute has no money or possessions.
- poverty-stricken — suffering from poverty; extremely poor: poverty-stricken refugees.
- hard up — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- homeless — without a home: a homeless child.
- impecunious — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- necessitous — destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother.
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- busted — caught out doing something wrong and therefore in trouble
- down and out — downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- flat broke — having no money
noun indigent
- lazarus — the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
- have-not — Usually, have-nots. an individual or group that is without wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have).
- moocher — to borrow (a small item or amount) without intending to return or repay it.
- down-and-outer — without any money, or means of support, or prospects; destitute; penniless.
- pauper — a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- beggar — A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
- dependents — Plural form of dependent.
adjective indigent
- deprived — 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.