| hapless(adjective, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| ill-starred(adjective, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| in need(expression, adjective, poor, depressed, destitute) |
| in reduced circumstances(expression, adjective, idiom) |
| indigent(adjective, poor, depressed, destitute, impoverished) |
| necessitous(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke) |
| on one's uppers |
| out of pocket(expression, adjective, idiom) |
| penniless(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke) |
| penurious(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke) |
| reduced(adjective, destitute, broke, needy, poverty-stricken) |
| skint(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke) |
| unfortunate(adjective, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| unlucky(adjective, poor, depressed, deprived, disadvantaged) |
| unprosperous(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke) |
| bad off(expression, adjective, destitute, broke, needy) |
| beggared(adjective, poor, destitute, impoverished, broke) |
| dire |
| disadvantaged(adjective, poor, depressed, impoverished, underprivileged) |
| distressed |