Synonym: destitute, impoverished, miserable, needy, penniless, pitiful, unfortunate, wretched. Antonym: fat, good, rich. Similar words: pool, spoon, teaspoon, door, tablespoon, floor, doorway, outdoor. Meaning: [pʊr /pʊə] n. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group). adj. 1. deserving or inciting pity 2. having little money or few possessions 3. characterized by or indicating poverty 4. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances 5. not sufficient to meet a need 6. unsatisfactory.
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(31) If rich, it is easy enough to conceal our wealth, but, if poor, it is not so easy to conceal our poverty. We shall find it less difficult to hide a thousand guineas, than one hole in our coat.
(33) Those who have some means think that the most impo rtant thing in the world is love. The poor know that it is money.
(34) The vices of the rich and great are mistaken for error, and those of the poor and lowly, for crimes.
(37) Poor thing! You look absolutely dreadful!
(38) The poor little bugger got an awful shock.
(39) He was known for his poor grammar and punctuation.
(40) You've no right to scorn a poor girl.
(41) The soil here is very poor.
(42) He lost a lot of money through poor investments.
(43) Poor Emily. Her kinsfolk should come to her.
(44) The poor has nowhere to live.
(45) The company went bankrupt because of its poor management.
(46) They are generous although they are poor.
(47) We should manage to house and feed the poor.
(47) Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and build good sentences.
(48) Wood is a poor conductor of heat.
(49) The food was of such poor/low quality.
(50) Time is a great healer but a poor beautician.
(51) The poor dog - it's shivering!
(52) Many poor countries are abandoning autocracy.
(53) The medium-term economic prospects remained poor.
(54) She dedicated her life to helping the poor.
(55) Our poor neighbours sometimes cadged food from us.
(56) The problem may be due to poor workmanship.
(57) Some men are rich while others are poor.
(58) The boutique has a poor choice of dresses.
(59) The government professes to care about the poor.
(60) I'm a poor judge of character.
More similar words: pool, spoon, teaspoon, door, tablespoon, floor, doorway, outdoor, next door, out of doors, coordinate, coordinator.