Antonym: richness. Similar words: over there, all over the world, over and over, property, advert, over, convert, cover. Meaning: ['pɑvə(r)tɪ /'pɒ-] 
n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions.
n. the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions. 
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211. Poverty is / The poor are a constant reproach to our society.
212. They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty.
213. The extreme poverty of the local people is in stark contrast to the wealth of the tourists.
214. The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas.
215. She was believed to have died in near poverty on the French Riviera.
216. He said he had been to impelled crime by poverty.
217. Their dream is to erase poverty and injustice from the world.
218. Poverty and ignorance, the bishop said, were the forces of evil in our society today.
219. The bad harvests in the last few years reduced the peasants to extreme poverty.
220. Working in the slums brought her up against the realities of poverty.
221. We need to tackle the real problems of unemployment and poverty.
222. He had that pinched look which suggests poverty and lack of nourishment.
223. The relation of disease to poverty and ignorance is easy to see.
224. I broke through the poverty barrier and it was education that did it.
225. Disease often goes with poverty/Disease and poverty often go together.
226. Poverty leads to slums,(www.Sentencedict.com) which are an eyesore and a health hazard.
227. She told a rags-to-riches story of a child brought up in poverty becoming the owner of a hotel chain.
228. Despite poverty and appalling conditions, these people still manage to keep their dignity and self-respect.
229. Poverty is less of a problem now than it used to be.
230. The government denied the existence of poverty among 16- and 17-year-olds.
231. Foreign travel opened his eyes to poverty for the first time.
232. Ragged clothing infers poverty.
233. They may grant you power, honour, and riches but afflict you with servitude, infamy, and poverty.
234. The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.
235. The needs of these children were dramatically highlighted by the Child Poverty Action Group.
236. Most of the people were ground down by hunger and poverty.
237. He stole, lied, deceived and pimped his way out of poverty.
238. In 1991 almost 36 million Americans were living below the poverty line.
239. Relative poverty, however, did not prevent Martin from equipping himself with an excellent education.
240. They asked him to pay for the damage but he pleaded poverty.
More similar words: over there, all over the world, over and over, property, advert, over, convert, cover, vertical, overall, get over, oversee, all over, be over, go over, governor, lay over, run over, proverb, uncover, hand over, cover up, recover, recovery, take over, make over, overlook, coverage, talk over, blow over.