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Definitions

flat broke

ADJECTIVE

bad off

Synonyms

WEAK

bankrupt busted destitute dirt poor impoverished in need of indigent needy poor poverty-stricken

ADJECTIVE

broke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt destitute insolvent penniless

STRONG

beggared bust impoverished ruined strapped

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

affluent

ADJECTIVE

destitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt exhausted impoverished indigent insolvent needy penniless poor poverty-stricken strapped

WEAK

beggared bereft busted dead broke deficient depleted deprived of devoid of dirt poor divested drained empty flat impecunious in need of lacking moneyless necessitous on the breadline on the rocks penurious pinched played-out stony stripped totaled wiped-out without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

lucky prosperous secure

ADJECTIVE

impoverished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren destitute distressed indigent needy poverty-stricken strapped

STRONG

bankrupt beggared broke clean depleted drained empty hurting reduced ruined spent

WEAK

flat have-not impecunious insolvent necessitous penurious played-out sterile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich wealthy

STRONG

enlarged full increased saved solvent

WEAK

enriched plentiful

ADJECTIVE

indigent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute impoverished needy penniless poverty-stricken

WEAK

beggared busted down and out hard up homeless impecunious in want necessitous penurious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich wealthy

ADJECTIVE

necessitous

Synonyms

WEAK

bad off bankrupt beggared beggarly behind the eight ball broke destitute dirt poor down-and-out empty-handed flat fortuneless hard up impecunious impoverished in need in want indigent insolvent low meager moneyless needy on one's uppers pauperized penniless penurious pinched poverty-stricken reduced scanty stone broke strapped suffering truly needy underprivileged unprosperous

ADJECTIVE

penniless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt broke destitute impoverished indigent needy

WEAK

clean cleaned out dead broke dirt poor down to last penny flat impecunious in the gutter lacking moneyless necessitous on last leg over a barrel penurious poor poverty-stricken ruined strapped tapped out without a dime

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich solvent wealthy

ADJECTIVE

poor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute impoverished indigent low meager needy penniless poverty-stricken underprivileged

STRONG

bankrupt down-and-out flat insolvent scanty suffering

WEAK

bad off beggared beggarly behind the eight ball broke dirt poor empty-handed fortuneless hard up impecunious in need in want moneyless necessitous pauperized penurious pinched reduced stone broke strapped truly needy unprosperous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent prosperous rich wealthy well-to-do

STRONG

comfortable fortunate solvent

Example Sentences

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The woman making the request, Suerkis Polanco, explained that her family was flat broke and facing eviction from their “chete” in early January.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024

When he was first elected in 1979, he was flat broke.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2023

Her family’s sizable investment came up flat broke.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2022

Wedding gifts are part of the current set of traditions for saying “Yay!” when a couple marries, and that applies whether a couple is flat broke or flush.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2021

He was a few dollars short of flat broke and only marginally employed at the depths of the Depression.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

flat broke

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