Synonyms of 'penniless'
penniless
adjective
- poor, broke (informal), destitute, dirt-poor (informal), down and out, down on one's luck (informal), flat broke (informal), impecunious, impoverished, indigent, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint (British, slang), stony-broke (British, slang)
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Dictionary definition
Someone who is penniless has hardly any money at all.