pinched vs in straitened circumstances

pinched and in straitened circumstances both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pinched	No	Yes	No	No
in straitened circumstances	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, pinched and in straitened circumstances are synonyms defined as:

pinched and in straitened circumstances: not having enough money to pay for necessities

Other synonyms of pinched include hard up, impecunious, penniless, penurious.

pinched (adjective)	in straitened circumstances (adjective)
as if squeezed uncomfortably tight	not having enough money to pay for necessities
sounding as if the nose were pinched
not having enough money to pay for necessities
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold