IMPECUNIOSITY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

impecuniosity

noun

Definition of impecuniosity

as in poverty

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions such was the level of my impecuniosity that I could not afford to eat at the cheapest greasy spoon

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Noun

The war is threatening years of progress in education and poverty reduction in Bangladesh, whose economy already was under strain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
New York assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a democratic socialist, spoke at a rally on Thursday protesting against jailing people who steal items, such as personal care products, as a result of living in poverty.

— Emily Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of poverty

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Elci said the uncertainty — and being taken off the air for even a day — was misery.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Another finds his misery exacerbated by a Christmas spent shooting a war movie opposite its star Brad Pitt’s stand-in, in a rare evocation of how impersonal blockbuster filmmaking has become.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of misery

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