in debt

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broke adj.
embarrassed adj.
indebted adj.
in the red adj.
owing adj.

ADJECTIVE

broke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt destitute insolvent penniless

STRONG

beggared bust impoverished ruined strapped

WEAK

cleaned out dirt poor flat broke in Chapter 11 indebted indigent needy penurious poor stone broke tapped out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

affluent

ADJECTIVE

embarrassed

Synonyms

STRONG

bankrupt straitened

WEAK

insolvent poor

ADJECTIVE

indebted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciative beholden duty-bound grateful obligated obliged thankful

WEAK

accountable answerable for bound bounden chargeable honor-bound hooked in hock liable owed owing responsible

Antonyms

STRONGEST

thankless unappreciative ungrateful

WEAK

paid settled

ADJECTIVE

in the red

Synonyms

WEAK

at a loss bankrupt behindhand defaulting delinquent in arrears in dire straits in hock in the hole insolvent losing money nonpaying to the bad unprofitably

Antonyms

WEAK

in the black

ADJECTIVE

owing

Synonyms

STRONG

mature matured owed unsettled

WEAK

attributable comeuppance due outstanding overdue payable

Antonyms

STRONG

green young

WEAK

paid resolved settled

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in debt

He said the victims had suffered "significant financial and emotional harm" as a result, with some left heavily in debt and with damaged relationships.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The business is in debt, Gates said, and he isn’t sure it will survive the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

I’m 63 and my wife and I have $200K in retirement and will get $6.5K a month in Social Security — but we have $45K in debt.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Warner executives disclosed the company still is carrying about $30 billion in debt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Sonny woke up more than $125,000 in debt because he didn’t have health insurance to cover the surgery.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

in debt

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