Other Words for Poor

Poor as a Adjective has these synonyms:

bad, awful, inadequate, unsatisfactory, unacceptable, bumbling, inefficient, amateurish, unprofessional, inferior, second-rate, third-rate, low-grade, shabby, shoddy, mediocre, defective, faulty, flawed, substandard, sorry, not up to par or snuff, slipsho

Example: They did a poor job repairing my car. Her latest recital was pretty poor.

bad, ill

Example: Aunt Theresa has been in poor health lately.

barren, unproductive, unfruitful, fruitless, infertile, sterile, depleted, exhausted, impoverished

Example: This is poor soil, no amount of cultivation is likely to make it productive.

insignificant, slight, paltry, inconsequential, mean, modest, trivial, trifling

Example: They made only a poor attempt to correct the problem.

unfortunate, unlucky, pathetic, luckless, pitiful, pitiable, ill-fated, miserable, wretched, ill-starred, star-crossed, jinxed, hapless

Example: The poor chap lost his entire family in the disaster.

Poor as a Noun has these synonyms:

needy, destitute, indigent, in want, in need, penniless, poverty-stricken, impoverished, badly off, necessitous, poor as a church-mouse, straitened, pinched, in reduced circumstances, impecunious, financially embarrassed, down and out, out of pocket

Example: They were poor and didn't know where their next meal was coming from.

Poor as a Verb has these synonyms:

low, bad, skimpy, meager, scant, scanty, inadequate, deficient, insufficient, sparse

Example: How can a family of five survive on such a poor salary? These days, 3 per cent would be considered a poor return on investment.

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