poor
Without much money
Poor describes a lack of money or resources: poor families, poor countries.
It extends to anything deficient or inadequate: poor health, poor judgment, poor visibility.
Poor can express sympathy: The poor thing looked exhausted.
As a noun with *the*, it refers collectively to people without money: policies that hurt the poor.
To poor-mouth is to claim poverty, often falsely.
Extremely lacking in money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- needyWanting in essentials
- pennilessCompletely without money
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
insolvent · homeless · dispossessed · deprived · underprivileged · disadvantaged · struggling · hand-to-mouth
Barely adequate amount
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- scarceIn short supply
- thinSmall in diameter
- meagerDeficient in quantity
skimpy · limited · insufficient · paltry · bare · slight · minimal · inadequate
Of lower rank
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
deficient · second-rate · subpar · low-grade · faulty · defective · cheap · lousy
Sympathy for misfortune
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- charityVoluntary aid for others
benevolence · generosity · aid · relief · alms · welfare · donation · philanthropy
Deserving of pity
- wretchedExtremely unhappy or unfortunate
- haplessLacking good fortune
- lucklessWithout good fortune
- miserableWretchedly unhappy, dejected
pitiful · pathetic · forlorn · woebegone · ill-fated · unlucky · troubled · suffering
Lacking in pretension
- simpleFree of complexity
- lowlyModest in status
- meekHumbly unassertive
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
plain · unassuming · common · ordinary · peasant · working-class
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- needyWanting in essentials
- pennilessCompletely without money
bankrupt · insolvent · homeless · dispossessed · deprived · underprivileged · disadvantaged · struggling · hand-to-mouth · low-income
scant
Barely adequate amount
meager · skimpy · limited · insufficient · paltry · bare · slight · minimal · inadequate · deficient
inferior
Of lower rank
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- substandardBelow required quality
- mediocreOf only moderate quality
inadequate · deficient · second-rate · subpar · low-grade · faulty · defective · cheap · lousy · flawed
pity
Sympathy for misfortune
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
charity · benevolence · generosity · aid · relief · alms · welfare · donation · philanthropy · humanitarian
unfortunate
Deserving of pity
miserable · pitiful · pathetic · forlorn · woebegone · ill-fated · unlucky · troubled · suffering · afflicted
modest
Lacking in pretension
unpretentious · plain · unassuming · common · ordinary · peasant · working-class
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- financesmoney, affluence, cash, bankrupt, income
- povertyimpoverished, destitution, penniless, needy, destitute
- Danger Levelsdanger, high risk, high-risk, low risk, critical
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
- quality descriptorsexcellent, good, fair, accurate, inaccurate
poorrich
Having much of something
wealthy · affluent · prosperous · well-off · well-to-do
- poor thingExpression of sympathetic pity
- poor tasteDeficient aesthetic judgment
- poor healthLacking physical wellness
- dirt poorExtremely lacking in money
- poor baby
- poor sportOne who handles defeat badly