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homeless
adjective as in displaced; without shelter
Strongest matches
Strong matches
derelict, destitute, displaced, dispossessed, down-and-out, itinerant, outcast, vagabond, vagrant, wandering
Weak matches
abandoned, banished, deported, desolate, disinherited, exiled, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, uncared-for, unsettled, without a roof
Example Sentences
I also remember that when I spent some time with hobos — and I’m not sure if that’s a pejorative word today, but they’re a little different category of people than simply those who are homeless.
Diamond Hampers, of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, said it had accumulated a surplus of supplies despite already distributing goods to local homeless shelters and families.
After the grants were cut, Nashville had to lay off 19 employees, end its flu and Covid-19 testing programs, eliminate funding for two health clinics and halt a project to serve the homeless.
Faced with a large budget gap, Los Angeles County on Thursday released a spending plan that slashes funding for some homeless services and could reverse progress made in getting people off the streets.
Last week, I stood on a Chicago street corner in a blinding snowstorm and watched a homeless man crawl inside a big wooden box on wheels.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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