impoverished
adjectiveHow many syllables in impoverished?
There are 4 syllables in the word impoverished.Divide impoverished into syllables:
im · pov · er · ished
How to pronounce impoverished:
Definition of impoverished:
- impoverished (adjective):
- financially ruined
- destroyed financially.
- reduced to poverty poor
Synonyms for impoverished:
bankrupt
bankrupted
beggared
beggarly
broke
depressed
deprived
destitute
destroyed
dirt-poor
disadvantaged
distressed
down-and-out
famished
hard up
impecunious
indigent
necessitous
needful
needy
out at elbows
out at the elbows
out of pocket
pauperized
penniless
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Antonyms for impoverished:
advantaged
affluent
blessed
booming
boomy
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
buoyant
burgeoning
cash rich
comfortable
deep-pocketed
developed
doing it easy
easy
economically privileged
enlarged
enriched
expanding
fat
fat-cat
favored
favoured
filthy rich
financial
flourishing
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Here are some other common words that have 4 syllables, like impoverished does.
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- immediate
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- iteration
- amenable
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