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Definitions

in the gutter

ADJECTIVE
debauched
Synonyms
STRONG
abandoned corrupt debased defiled degenerate degraded depraved deteriorated dissipated drunk fast perverted reprobate vitiate vitiated wanton
WEAK
dissolute gone bad gone to the dogs immoral licentious profligate wicked
Antonyms
STRONG
clean decent good honorable kind moral noble pure purified uncorrupt upright virtuous
WEAK
cleansed improved unpolluted
ADJECTIVE
down-and-out
Synonyms
STRONG
bankrupt defeated derelict insolvent needy outcast vagabond vagrant
WEAK
beaten beggared broke broken destitute finished impoverished in the poorhouse in the red moneyless on the skids out of funds penniless poverty-stricken ruined
Antonyms
STRONG
rich solvent wealthy
WEAK
well-to-do
ADJECTIVE
gross
Synonyms
STRONG
barnyard callous foul low offensive rank raw ribald rough
WEAK
boorish carnal cheap coarse corporeal crass fleshly ignorant improper impure indecent indelicate inelegant insensitive lewd loudmouthed low-minded lustful obscene raunchy rude scatological sensual sleazy smutty swinish tasteless ugly uncouth uncultured undiscriminating unfeeling unrefined unseemly unsophisticated
Antonyms
STRONG
clean decent good honest kind nice pleasing polite sensitive sophisticated
ADJECTIVE
penniless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt broke destitute impoverished indigent needy
WEAK
clean cleaned out dead broke dirt poor down to last penny flat flat broke impecunious lacking moneyless necessitous on last leg over a barrel penurious poor poverty-stricken ruined strapped tapped out without a dime
Antonyms
STRONGEST
affluent rich solvent wealthy
NOUN
have-not
Synonyms
STRONG
bankrupt beggar bum dependent down-and-out insolvent lazarus mendicant supplicant
WEAK
almsperson destitute down-and-outer homeless person indigent poor person unhoused person
NOUN
pauper
Synonyms
STRONG
bankrupt beggar bum dependent down-and-out have-not insolvent lazarus mendicant
WEAK
almsperson destitute homeless person indigent poor person supplicant unhoused person
Antonyms
WEAK
rich wealthy

Example Sentences

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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” wrote Oscar Wilde.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

He made a big wager on natural gas when prices were in the gutter, and he has funded Comstock’s exploration at a time when its rivals are sticking with Wall Street’s strict capital edicts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

His songs blended the scabrous and the sentimental, ranging from carousing anthems to snapshots of life in the gutter to unexpectedly tender love songs.

From Washington Times • Nov. 30, 2023

But in salute to my colleagues in Ukraine, let me conclude with a quote from Oscar Wilde: "We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars."

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022

While I was walking in the city one day, I noticed a white woman in the gutter gnawing on some fish bones.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela