📖 Definitions of "Indigent"
noun
- 1
A person in need, or in poverty.
adjective
- 1
Poor; destitute; in need.
- 2
Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.
🔄 Synonyms of "Indigent"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| destituteverb | Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so. |
| impoverished | Reduced to poverty. |
| needy | In need; poor. |
| poornoun | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| necessitous | (archaic) Needy, indigent, destitute, poor. |
| poverty-stricken | Very poor. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Indigent"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| poornoun | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| impoverished | Reduced to poverty. |
| destituteverb | Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so. |
| poverty-stricken | Very poor. |
| needy | In need; poor. |
| necessitous | (archaic) Needy, indigent, destitute, poor. |
| povertynoun | The quality or state of being poor; lack of money |
| indigencenoun | Extreme poverty or destitution. |
| underprivilegednoun | Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own. |
| disadvantaged | (euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties. |
| impoverishmentnoun | The state of being impoverished. |
| helpless | Lacking help; powerless. |
| undeserving | Considered unworthy of reward. |
| absolutenoun | Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. |
| homelessnoun | Lacking a permanent place of residence. |
| aboriginalnoun | Living in a land before colonization by foreigners. |
| gunnoun | A device for shooting projectiles or ditto (a shooter), functioning through stored energy: a firearm, cannon, harpoon gun/spear gun, raygun, etc, not a bow and arrow, or slingshot. |
| low-income | Not earning much money, or designed for people who do not earn much money. |
| immiserated | Poor, impoverished; destitute. |
| leernoun | A significant side glance; a glance expressive of some passion, as malignity, amorousness, etc.; a sly or lecherous look. |
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