Poverty, indigence, penury, want, destitution, privation all denote the state of one who is poor or without enough to live upon.
Category: Synonyms
Pour vs Stream vs Gush vs Sluice
Pour, stream, gush, sluice are comparable when they mean to send forth or cause to send forth copiously.
Posture vs Attitude vs Pose
Posture, attitude, pose denote a position assumed by the body, or the disposition of the parts of the body with relation to one another.
Posterior vs Rear vs Hind vs Hinder vs After vs Back
Posterior, rear, hind, hinder, after, back are comparable when they mean behind in order of arrangement in space.
Possible vs Practicable vs Feasible
Possible, practicable, feasible can mean capable of being realized.
Possessions vs Belongings vs Effects vs Means vs Resources vs Assets
Possessions, belongings, effects, means, resources, assets can mean all the items that taken together constitute a person’s or group’s property or wealth.
Position vs Stand vs Attitude
Position, stand, attitude denote a more or less fixed mental point of view or way of regarding something.
Pose vs Air vs Affectation vs Mannerism
Pose, air, affectation, mannerism are comparable when they mean an adopted rather than a natural way of speaking and behaving.
Poor vs Indigent vs Needy vs Destitute vs Penniless vs Impecunious vs Poverty-stricken vs Necessitous
Poor, indigent, needy, destitute, penniless, impecunious, poverty-stricken, necessitous are comparable when they mean having less money or fewer possessions than are required to support a full life.
Ponder vs Meditate vs Muse vs Ruminate
Ponder, meditate, muse, ruminate can mean to consider or examine something attentively, seriously, and with more or less deliberation.
Politician vs Statesman vs Politico
Politician, statesman, politico are comparable when they denote a person who is versed in or engaged in politics or in the science or art of government, though they are often regarded as contrasting rather than as interchangeable terms.
Poke vs Prod vs Nudge vs Jog
Poke, prod, nudge, jog are comparable when they mean, as verbs, to thrust something into so as to stir up, urge on, or attract attention and, as nouns, the act or an instance of such thrusting.