Some common synonyms of poverty are destitution, indigence, penury, and want. While all these words mean "the state of one with insufficient resources," poverty may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts.
indigence Add to list Share. Indigence is a synonym for extreme poverty. If you experience indigence, you have a critical need for food, money, and other resources.
synonyms for in poor condition
flawed. impaired. injured. run-down. bent.
We use two poverty lines – 50% of median income and 60% of median income, whereby people living below these incomes are regarded as living in poverty.
Inferior goods are those that are classified as having poor quality.
beggar. bum. dependent. down-and-out.
Destitute is used when someone is extremely poor and has no house or possessions. The floods left thousands of people destitute. In informal contexts, broke or strapped are ways of saying that someone has very little money at a particular time. In UK English, you can also use the slang word skint.
The 5 countries with the highest number of extreme poor are (in descending order): India, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh.
Four of the 15 countries - China, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, and Viet Nam - managed to eradicate extreme poverty altogether. But although the world has made huge progress on extreme poverty reduction, progress hasn't been even.
Burundi - GNI: $270
It is reported that 73% of Burundi's population is living in poverty, making the country the poorest country in the world.
Alarmingly, over 3.24 million Australians are living in poverty, facing significant disadvantages and challenges in their day-to-day lives1. In Australia, the poverty line is defined as: A single adult living on less than $433 a week, before housing costs.
1 million Australians are living in severe poverty, with women most affected.
penniless. poverty-stricken. underprivileged. bankrupt. down-and-out.
slum (countable and uncountable, plural slums) (countable) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. quotations ▼synonym ▲ Synonyms: see Thesaurus:slum. (slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game. quotations ▼
an unsophisticated country person. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. synonyms: Goth, barbarian, boor, churl, heathen, tike, tyke.
Tramp is derived from a Middle English verb meaning to "walk with heavy footsteps" (cf.