destitute

Questions about destitute

What does destitute mean?

destitute means "poor enough to need help from others". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in destitute?

destitute has 3 syllables: des-ti-tute. The stress falls on "des". In IPA it is /ˈdɛstəˌtut/.

What is another word for destitute?

Close synonyms include impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is destitute a common word?

destitute is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with destitute?

7 words rhyme with destitute. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.