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bad off adj.
destitute adj.

ADJECTIVE

bad off

Synonyms

WEAK

bankrupt busted destitute dirt poor flat broke impoverished indigent needy poor poverty-stricken

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 lacking moneyless necessitous on the breadline 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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in need of

This 10% amounts to almost 30 million people in need of treatment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

Desperate prime ministers in need of miracle solutions may be tempted to turn to Magic Symbols of the World written by Pearl Binder, donated by her husband Frederick Elwyn-Jones.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

CEO Michael Fiddelke said that clothing and home goods were the categories most in need of fixing at Target.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

Ms. Sampson dwells particularly on the author’s weakness for boyish geniuses in need of mothering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The onion fields on the other side of the road were the most in need of harvest.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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