impoverished vs destitute

impoverished and destitute both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impoverished	No	Yes	No	No
destitute	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, impoverished and destitute are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of impoverished include indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken.

impoverished (adjective)	destitute (adjective)
destroyed financially	completely wanting or lacking
poor enough to need help from others	poor enough to need help from others