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poverty-stricken vs impoverished

impoverished vs poverty-stricken

poverty-stricken and impoverished both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poverty-stricken No Yes No No
impoverished No Yes No No
As adjectives, poverty-stricken and impoverished are synonyms defined as:
  • poverty-stricken and impoverished: poor enough to need help from others
Other synonyms of poverty-stricken include destitute, indigent, necessitous, needy.
poverty-stricken (adjective) impoverished (adjective)
poor enough to need help from others destroyed financially
poor enough to need help from others
Difference between poverty-stricken and impoverished

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