| 词汇 | thesaurus_poor |
| 释义 | poorThese are words and phrases related to poor. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of poor. BAD WEATHER, CONDITIONS, SITUATIONS, ETC.She's 87 and in poor health. Synonyms and examplesbad If the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do. dire The predictions for the economy are dire. grim She was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life. awful The smell from the bins was awful. terrible I've had a really terrible day. horrible it was a really horrible place to be. dreadful mainly UK The forecast for tomorrow is dreadful. frightful old-fashionedinformal Today is going to be a frightful bore. horrid old-fashionedinformal It was a horrid shock to see the letter. fearful We suddenly heard a fearful bang. horrendous The traffic getting here was horrendous. ghastly It all happened because of a ghastly misunderstanding. atrocious Conditions on the mountain are absolutely atrocious. horrific The bus was involved in a horrific accident. abysmal The government has an abysmal record on healthcare. appalling We are working to end the appalling suffering of animals. Antonym and examplegood The weather's been good all week. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of poor. See words related to poorevil wicked abominable sinful impure literary or humorous low/ mediocre disapproving inferior cheap disapproving cheap and nasty UK bad at hopeless useless mainly UKinformal rubbish UKinformal incompetent inept inexpert weak unskilled amateurish disapproving Learn more Bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. are unpleasant and cause difficulties or harm. You can describe a person who behaves in a way that is morally wrong, or a morally wrong action, as a bad person, action, etc. Something that is of bad quality is of a low or unacceptable standard. If someone is bad at something, they lack skill in that doing something. OF BAD QUALITYTheir efforts produced extremely poor results. Synonyms and examplesbad The food wasn’t as bad as I’d expected. low/ Their sausages are made with low-quality meat. mediocre disapproving The striker has been dropped after a mediocre performance. inferior The copies are of inferior quality. cheap disapproving The whole place reeked of cheap perfume. cheap and nasty UK The supermarkets have been flooded with cheap and nasty wine. Antonym and examplegood The pub has good food. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of poor. See words related to poordire grim awful terrible horrible dreadful mainly UK frightful old-fashionedinformal horrid old-fashionedinformal fearful horrendous ghastly atrocious horrific abysmal appalling evil wicked abominable sinful impure literary or humorous bad at hopeless useless mainly UKinformal rubbish UKinformal incompetent inept inexpert weak unskilled amateurish disapproving Learn more Bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. are unpleasant and cause difficulties or harm. You can describe a person who behaves in a way that is morally wrong, or a morally wrong action, as a bad person, action, etc. Something that is of bad quality is of a low or unacceptable standard. If someone is bad at something, they lack skill in that doing something. NOT HAVING MUCH OR ENOUGH MONEYHer family was poor and didn't own a computer. Synonyms and examplespenniless At the time, I was a penniless student. impoverished formal Benefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families. disadvantaged The scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children. deprived Deprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts. poverty-stricken He visited poverty-stricken countries where people are starving. needy Your donations will make a difference to needy children all over the world. destitute The floods left thousands of people destitute. broke informal I'm not going away this year. I'm broke. strapped informal Most schools are pretty strapped for cash. skint UKslang I can't come out tonight, I'm skint. Antonym and examplerich Her father is a very rich and powerful man. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of poor. Learn more If someone is poor, they do not have much or enough money. poor | American Thesauruspooradjective These are words and phrases related to poor. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of poor. He was so poor, he couldn't even afford the carfare. Synonymspoverty-stricken indigent insolvent destitute impoverished penniless moneyless pauperized bankrupt impecunious broke Slang needy in need in want in straits strapped badly off Informal hard up Informal on the rocks Informal Antonymsaffluent wealthy moneyed fortunate lucky well-off Informal in the chips Slang on easy street Slang comfortable The farmlands were too poor to produce crops. Synonymsunfertile infertile barren sterile desolate forlorn meager bare exhausted depleted empty uncultivable fallow unproductive dead wasted worn Antonymsfertile productive fecund cultivable fruitful fructiferous It was a poor imitation of the real thing. His poor grades caused him to lose the scholarship. It was a poor attempt to win her affections. Synonymsinferior inadequate deficient defective imperfect wanting faulty lacking something devoid of paltry wretched sorry meager beggarly indifferent worthless fruitless vain futile unprofitable unworthy Antonymsworthy superior excellent The poor man never knew what hit him. Synonymspitiable unfortunate unlucky pathetic miserable wretched sorry distressed unhappy sad grieving poornoun The state must care for the poor. Synonymsthe unfortunate the needy the penniless the destitute the indigent Antonymsthe rich the affluent the wealthy |
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