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English adjective: destitute

1. destitute poor enough to need help from others


Synonymsimpoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken


Similarpoor


Antonymsrich

2. destitute completely wanting or lacking


SamplesWriting barren of insight.
Young recruits destitute of experience.
Innocent of literary merit.
The sentence was devoid of meaning.


Synonymsbarren, devoid, free, innocent


Similarnonexistent


Antonymsexistent, existing









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