down and out
On the skids
Down and out describes someone who has hit bottom—destitute, homeless, or utterly defeated by circumstances.
The phrase evokes a boxer knocked to the canvas and counted out, unable to continue.
After losing his job and apartment, he was completely down and out.
A down-and-out is a person in such a state, living on society's margins.
Extremely lacking in money
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- brokeLacking any funds
homeless · needy · deprived · insolvent · penurious · impecunious · beggarly · pauperized
Beyond possibility of success
- dejectedLow in spirits
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
forlorn · miserable · wretched · desperate · lost · resigned · bleak · gloomy
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
comeback · grit · determination · scrappy · fighting · tenacity · underdog · second chance
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- pennilessCompletely without money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
broke · homeless · needy · deprived · insolvent · penurious · impecunious · beggarly · pauperized · poverty-stricken
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- dejectedLow in spirits
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
disheartened · forlorn · miserable · wretched · desperate · lost · resigned · bleak · gloomy · downtrodden
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
survival · comeback · grit · determination · scrappy · fighting · tenacity · underdog · second chance · redemption
beaten
Having lost a contest
ruined · fallen · collapsed · overcome · floored · on the ropes · KO'd · vanquished · bested · undone
- hardshipshardship, adversity, struggle, misfortune, difficulties
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- losing phrasesgame over, you lose, defeated, beaten, take a beating
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash
down and outprosperous
Enjoying wealth and success
wealthy · affluent · rich · well-off · well-to-do
down and outthriving
Succeeding vigorously
successful · flourishing · prospering · on top of the world · riding high
down and outwell-established
Firmly in place, enduring
prominent · high-status · distinguished · upstanding · in good standing
down, out, outcome, downtown, downfall, downpour, outbreak, outcry, outdated