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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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He has completed around 500 M&A transactions and raised more than $50 billion in debt and equity capital, including three IPOs.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Mr. Cohen says TD Bank has committed up to $20 billion in debt to finance the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Swale Borough Council and Kent County Council - which also covers the area - are in debt and need to balance their books by increasing charges and cutting services.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It also was carrying $15.5 billion in debt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

She paid off the mortgage on her house, for she was still in debt to Senator Seward for it.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry