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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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A charity has published a report which says people across the South East are on average in debt of £14,000.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Puck reported that Everlane’s CEO had been seeking an investor to help it deal with roughly $90 million in debt.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

By contrast, the average medical-school graduate leaves with $207,000 in debt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

If they really wanted to get aggressive, they could add $1 trillion to $2 trillion in debt.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

They were penniless, so deep in debt that they were all but buried alive by it, only for the butcher to offer a hand, and a house, and food enough for them all.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

in debt

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