poverty

Synonyms: abjection aridity bankruptcy barrenness beggary dearth debt deficiency deficit depletion destitution difficulty distress emptiness exiguity famine hardship impecuniousness impoverishment inadequacy indigence insolvency insufficiency lack meagerness necessitousness necessity pass paucity pauperism pennilessness penury pinch poorness privation reduction scarcity shortage starvation straits underdevelopment vacancy

Antonyms: abundance affluence luxury richness wealth