indigent

Examples

• All

• We have very affluent individuals and we have very indigent individuals.

  Harvard University

• The MC patients came from the indigent population of Los Angeles County.

  Academic text (1999)

• And the reason why we are poor and indigent is because you took it away from us.

• And your indigent parents in their old age.

  Little Women (2019)

• Where are the indigent in the city?

  Bowling for Columbine (2002)

• Otherwise, the indigent risk being turned away at the door of the health facility.

  Academic text (2003)

• A delay of two days means that indigent tribal refugee families must go hungry.

  Academic text (1997)

• The survivors were shocked to learn that the hero who pulled them to safety was indigent and hadn't slept in a bed in three years.

  Hero (1992)

• Renowned for his charity toward widows and indigent families, the general had little money or provisions for his veterans.

  Academic text (2008)

• Nurse-midwifery programs that have traditionally served our country's indigent populations are rapidly stepping up into broader markets.

  Academic text (1997)

Synonyms

P

poor

vsindigent

∞ 1.0

Needing pity because they are hurt, sad, or unlucky

focuses on lacking basic life necessities and needing practical help instead

I

impoverished

vsindigent

50 6.2

People or places that have very little money and few things they need

adds urgency of needing help because basic life needs are missing

N

needy

vsindigent

43 1.5

Without enough food, clothes, or a home and often gets help from others

stresses being extremely poor and in urgent need of outside aid

P

penniless

vsindigent

24 4.3

Having no money

emphasises lack of life necessities and need for help rather than money only

D

deprived

vsindigent

21 3.9

Not having basic things like enough food, a safe home, or clean water

highlights need for help because basic life necessities are missing

D

destitute

vsindigent

20 6.5

Very poor and without basic things like food or a home

emphasises needing help from others rather than only lacking funds

P

poverty-stricken

vsindigent

9 5.1

Very poor and needing help to live

stresses lacking basic necessities and needing help rather than money alone

I

impecunious

vsindigent

1 9.9

Having little or no money

focuses more on lacking necessities and need for external assistance

P

penurious

vsindigent

• Formal

1 9.9

Very poor and unable to pay for basic needs

uses need for help and lack of necessities rather than just money

P

poor as a church mouse

vsindigent

• Informal

1 7.6

Having almost no money

is the neutral description emphasizing lack of necessities and need for help

N

necessitous

vsindigent

• Literature

9.9

Poor and without enough food, money or shelter

adds emphasis on needing help from others beyond simple poverty

I

in straitened circumstances

vsindigent

• Formal

8.6

A person who has little money and cannot buy basic things

is about lacking essentials and needing assistance to meet daily needs

B

beggarly

vsindigent

8.1

Very poor and living with almost no money

focuses on lacking necessities and needing outside help rather than social label

P

poor as a rat

vsindigent

• Informal

8.3

Having almost no money or things

keeps a straightforward sense of lacking necessities and needing assistance

Antonyms

W

wealthy

520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

How Poor

destitute

20 6.5

indigent

• Formal

22 8.7

penniless

24 4.3

needy

43 1.5

poor

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology