on the breadline

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 in need of lacking moneyless necessitous 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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on the breadline

Myles and Creevy play a successful business owner and her new "down on her luck" cleaner who is living on the breadline, Barry said.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2025

When the tour’s over, I’m back on the breadline, honey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024

The true number of people on the breadline may be much higher.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

"If there is compensation, it should be equally balanced between those who need it - those on the breadline and in rural parts of the country."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023

The rising rates are not just affecting people on the breadline or on social welfare, he added.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023

on the breadline

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