stone broke
Utterly without funds
Stone broke means completely without money—not just low on funds, but entirely penniless.
The intensifier *stone* emphasizes the absolute nature of the condition, like *stone cold* or *stone deaf*.
After the divorce, he was stone broke and living in his car.
Completely without money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- needyWanting in essentials
penurious · impecunious · skint · hard up · down-and-out · strapped · beggarly · moneyless
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- debtsSums owed to others
- creditorsThose owed payment
foreclosure · arrears · liabilities · liquidation · receivership · financial ruin · delinquency · restructuring
Experiencing serious difficulty
- hand-to-mouthConsuming resources immediately
- deprivedLacking necessities
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
homeless · on the streets · vagrant · poorhouse · threadbare · meager · scant · pinched
penniless
Completely without money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
needy · penurious · impecunious · skint · hard up · down-and-out · strapped · beggarly · moneyless · pauperized
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- debtsSums owed to others
creditors · foreclosure · arrears · liabilities · liquidation · receivership · financial ruin · delinquency · restructuring · owe
struggling
Experiencing serious difficulty
- hand-to-mouthConsuming resources immediately
- deprivedLacking necessities
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
underprivileged · homeless · on the streets · vagrant · poorhouse · threadbare · meager · scant · pinched · austere