5
lacking(adjective, clear, free, full, down)
5
moneyless(adjective, flat, poor, low, down)
5
pauper(noun, adjective, person, poor)
5
short(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient, distressed)
5
straitened
5
wanting(adjective, poor, full, inadequate, blank)
4
broken(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, bankrupt)
4
busted(adjective, poor, down, out, wanting)
4
devoid of(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, poor)
4
disadvantaged(adjective, poor, depressed, impoverished, needy)
4
distressed(adjective, poor, worried, troubled, broken)
4
forlorn(adjective, adverb, weak, sad, unhappy)
4
in need(expression, adjective, flat, poor, low)
4
low(adjective, flat, poor, sad, unhappy)
4
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, down, depressed)
4
stony-broke
4
underprivileged(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
4
without(adjective, clear, free, poor, down)
3
abandoned(adjective, adverb, clear, weak, free)
3
depressed(adjective, poor, sad, unhappy, miserable)
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