badly-off
In hard times
Badly-off means in poor circumstances, especially financially.
Someone who is badly-off lacks money or resources: The charity helps badly-off families during winter months.
The term can also describe general misfortune or disadvantage: You're not so badly-off compared to others.
The opposite is well-off.
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
- pennilessCompletely without money
needy · broke · skint · bankrupt · insolvent · hand-to-mouth · pauperized · impecunious
Lacking usual social advantages
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- deprivedLacking necessities
- neglectedNot given proper attention
excluded · disenfranchised · dispossessed · powerless · oppressed · underserved · forgotten · alienated
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- privationLack of necessities
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- wantTo desire something
scarcity · insufficiency · austerity · squalor · hunger · eviction · foreclosure · bankruptcy
Remaining alive or intact
- strappedLacking available funds
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- burdenedCarrying a heavy load
overwhelmed · floundering · sinking · drowning · grappling · coping · persevering · enduring
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
penniless · needy · broke · skint · bankrupt · insolvent · hand-to-mouth · pauperized · impecunious · beggared
underprivileged
Lacking usual social advantages
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- deprivedLacking necessities
neglected · excluded · disenfranchised · dispossessed · powerless · oppressed · underserved · forgotten · alienated · exploited
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- privationLack of necessities
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
want · scarcity · insufficiency · austerity · squalor · hunger · eviction · foreclosure · bankruptcy · homelessness
surviving
Remaining alive or intact
burdened · overwhelmed · floundering · sinking · drowning · grappling · coping · persevering · enduring
badly-offwell-off
Having sufficient wealth
wealthy · rich · prosperous · affluent · well-to-do
badly-offfortunate
Enjoying favorable circumstances
lucky · blessed · advantaged · thriving · flourishing
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