All poor synonyms
poor
P p adj poor
- glitzy β pretentiously or tastelessly showy: a glitzy gown.
- counterproductive β Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- crummy β Something that is crummy is unpleasant, of very poor quality, or not good enough.
- below par β If you say that someone or something is below par or under par, you are disappointed in them because they are below the standard you expected.
- infelicitous β inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- bitty β If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- characterless β If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
- down-at-heel β of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- limited β confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
- doughy β of or like dough, especially in being soft and heavy or pallid and flabby: a doughy consistency; a fat, doughy face.
- anguished β Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- drossy β containing dross.
- mangy β having, caused by, or like the mange.
- badly off β If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
- lamentable β that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- grody β repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
- ignoble β of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
- indigent β lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.
- dog-eared β having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
- insubstantial β not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- lousy β infested with lice.
adjective poor
- fortuneless β Unlucky, unfortunate.
- declasse β having lost social standing or status
- needy β in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
- impoverished β reduced to poverty.
- off β so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- dingy β of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.
- necessitous β destitute or impoverished; needy; indigent: to aid a necessitous young mother.
- curer β A healer.
- indifferent β without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.