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1. poor
adjective. ['ˈpuːr'] deserving or inciting pity.
Synonyms
- unfortunate
- hapless
- pitiable
- pitiful
- wretched
- piteous
- pathetic
- misfortunate
Antonyms
- expected
- fat
- low
- unconstricted
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Poor
- entrepreneur
- pimplapure
- observateur
- premature
- reinsure
- procure
- obscure
- immature
- beladur
- amanpour
- stamour
- secure
- rednour
- reassure
- mature
- lumpur
- lancour
- impure
- gochnour
- gilmour
- demure
- brochure
- bonjour
- baldur
- unsure
- segur
- mosur
- manure
- lesure
- latour
How do you pronounce poor?
Pronounce poor as pur.
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Sentences with poor
1. Adjective
Perennials do well in poor dirt, but annuals need a rich soil.
Quotes about poor
1. You don't seem to realize that a poor person who is unhappy is in a better position than a rich person who is unhappy. Because the poor person has hope. He thinks money would help.
- Jean Kerr
2. Art is a critical component in a well-rounded education. Art is the level playing field - no matter how rich or poor, tall or short, pretty or ugly to the bone, if you can draw, you can find personal fulfillment and build self-confidence. Art is the highest achievement of mankind.
- Lynda Resnick
3. Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich people simply because of their lack of success. Charity is not a socialist concept - it is a religious one, an acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over property, a sovereignty the Left utterly rejects.
- Ben Shapiro
2. poor-spirited
adjective. ['ˈpuːrˈspɪrɪtɪd'] lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful.
Synonyms
- unmanly
- pusillanimous
- cowardly
Antonyms
- courage
- unafraid
- noble
- bold
3. poor
adjective. ['ˈpuːr'] having little money or few possessions.
Synonyms
- indigent
- stony-broke
- unprovided for
- moneyless
- pinched
- underprivileged
- bust
- needy
- destitute
- impecunious
- broke
- skint
- financial condition
- penniless
- stone-broke
- penurious
- impoverished
- poverty-stricken
- in straitened circumstances
- necessitous
Antonyms
- rich
- success
- defend
- undemanding
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. poor
adjective. ['ˈpuːr'] characterized by or indicating poverty.
Synonyms
- beggarly
- slummy
Antonyms
- tight money
- solvency
- insolvency
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. poor
adjective. ['ˈpuːr'] unsatisfactory.
Antonyms
- repair
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. poor
adjective. ['ˈpuːr'] lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances.
Antonyms
- existent
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. poor
noun. ['ˈpuːr'] people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group).
Synonyms
- people
- needy
- homeless
Antonyms
- rich
- preserved
- ample
- estimable
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. poor
adjective. ['ˈpuːr'] not sufficient to meet a need.
Synonyms
- short
- inadequate
- insufficient
Antonyms
- wealth
- easy money
- poverty
- generous
Etymology
- povre (Middle English (1100-1500))