in debt

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

Example Sentences

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In the sitcom, Audrey had to give up her country pile to DeVere when the death of her husband left her in debt.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

But the company’s efforts have been hampered by about $7.3 billion in debt.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Some of the IPO proceeds will go to repay $20 billion in debt from a bridge loan the company took out in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Jason Arasheben was $28,000 in debt back then, running low on options.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It was no secret that King Robert had left the crown vastly in debt, and alchemists were seldom mistaken for altruists.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

in debt

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