straitened
Pressed for money
Straitened means restricted or constrained, especially in financial circumstances.
Straitened circumstances is the most common phrase—a formal or literary way of describing poverty or hardship without saying so directly.
The word comes from strait in its old sense of narrow or tight, as in straitjacket.
The family lived in straitened circumstances after the factory closed.
Forced into narrow limits
- limitedRestricted in extent
- confinedKept within bounds
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
narrowed · constricted · cramped · hindered · impeded · trammelled · circumscribed · bounded
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
- needyWanting in essentials
poverty-stricken · hand-to-mouth · underprivileged · disadvantaged · bankrupt · insolvent · beggared · necessitous
constrained
Forced into narrow limits
hampered · narrowed · constricted · cramped · hindered · impeded · trammelled · circumscribed · bounded · squeezed
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- penuriousExcessively frugal or poor
needy · poverty-stricken · hand-to-mouth · underprivileged · disadvantaged · bankrupt · insolvent · beggared · necessitous · reduced
spartan
Rigorously simple, unadorned
plain · simple · abstemious · modest · unpretentious · severe · stern · rigorous · lean · spare
straitenedaffluent
Having abundant financial resources
wealthy · prosperous · well-off · rich · comfortable
straitenedexpansive
Covering a large area
unrestricted · unconstrained · unconfined · ample · spacious
- straitened circumstancesState of financial difficulty