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in debt

ADJECTIVE

broke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt destitute insolvent penniless

STRONG

beggared bust impoverished ruined strapped

WEAK

cleaned out dirt poor flat broke in Chapter 11 indebted indigent needy penurious poor stone broke tapped out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

affluent

ADJECTIVE

embarrassed

Synonyms

STRONG

bankrupt straitened

WEAK

insolvent poor

ADJECTIVE

indebted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciative beholden duty-bound grateful obligated obliged thankful

WEAK

accountable answerable for bound bounden chargeable honor-bound hooked in hock liable owed owing responsible

Antonyms

STRONGEST

thankless unappreciative ungrateful

WEAK

paid settled

ADJECTIVE

in the red

Synonyms

WEAK

at a loss bankrupt behindhand defaulting delinquent in arrears in dire straits in hock in the hole insolvent losing money nonpaying to the bad unprofitably

Antonyms

WEAK

in the black

ADJECTIVE

owing

Synonyms

STRONG

mature matured owed unsettled

WEAK

attributable comeuppance due outstanding overdue payable

Antonyms

STRONG

green young

WEAK

paid resolved settled

Example Sentences

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Even though they manage to cover car payments, house payments and bills, they’re always in debt and have no real savings to speak of.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Centerview’s Matthieu Pigasse, an investment banker from Paris, is helping Caracas restructure around $150 billion in debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

She said worsening economic pressures were trapping many people in debt they had little realistic prospect of escaping.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Their Pastef party comfortably won the 2024 elections on a promise of a profound political shake-up, vowing to fight corruption and inheriting an economy mired in debt.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Anthony borrowed money from friends and family, spent all of her savings, and raised subscription rates, but the newspaper still ended up $10,000 in debt, an amount equal to about $175,000 today.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

in debt

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