stone broke
[stohn-brohk]
/ ˈstoʊnˈbroʊk /
PHRASE
broke
Synonyms
Antonyms
PHRASE
necessitous
Synonyms
WEAK
bad off
bankrupt
beggared
beggarly
behind the eight ball
broke
destitute
dirt poor
down-and-out
empty-handed
flat
flat broke
fortuneless
hard up
impecunious
impoverished
in need
in want
indigent
insolvent
low
meager
moneyless
needy
on one's uppers
pauperized
penniless
penurious
pinched
poverty-stricken
reduced
scanty
strapped
suffering
truly needy
underprivileged
unprosperous
PHRASE
poor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
PHRASE
poverty-stricken
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
Antonyms
PHRASE
strapped
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms
Example Sentences
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Here, loudly proclaiming their passion for gaming, Our prodigal ancestors betted; Their shekels they squandered, and home again wandered, Stone-broke or profoundly indebted!
From The Motley Muse (Rhymes for the Times) by Graham, Harry