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on the breadline

ADJECTIVE

destitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt exhausted impoverished indigent insolvent needy penniless poor poverty-stricken strapped

WEAK

beggared bereft busted dead broke deficient depleted deprived of devoid of dirt poor divested drained empty flat flat broke impecunious in need of lacking moneyless necessitous on the rocks penurious pinched played-out stony stripped totaled wiped-out without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

lucky prosperous secure

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on the breadline

She told the BBC she believed the pension credit threshold was too low and to qualify for it "you truly have to be on the breadline".

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

When the tour’s over, I’m back on the breadline, honey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

The true number of people on the breadline may be much higher.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

The rising rates are not just affecting people on the breadline or on social welfare, he added.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

Di still has a couple of baby bank referrals for people who are on the breadline tonight.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2023

on the breadline

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