Antonyms for beggared


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : beg-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɛg ər


Definition of beggared

Origin :
  • "reduce to poverty," mid-15c., from beggar (n.). Related: Beggared; beggaring. Figurative use by 1640s.
  • As in indigent : adj poor
  • As in needy : adj deprived, impoverished
  • As in poor : adj lacking sufficient money
  • As in poverty-stricken : adj very poor
  • As in strapped : adj destitute
  • As in bereft : adj lacking; missing
  • As in broke : adj without money
  • As in ruined : adj bankrupt
  • As in necessitous : adj poor
  • As in destitute : adj down and out; wanting
  • As in down-and-out : adj destitute
  • As in impecunious : adj poverty-stricken
  • As in impoverished : adj poor, exhausted
  • As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
  • As in pauperize : verb ruin
Example sentences :
  • If I have squandered his fortune, he has beggared me in reputation.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • Not a passing glance was turned from the board to look after the beggared gambler.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • "If I gave you that, it would leave me beggared," he said gravely.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • It wasn't exactly "beggared" a one that he said, but that is near enough.
  • Extract from : « The Shellback's Progress » by Walter Runciman
  • The result was, his principal was beggared, and Joslin rose on his ruins.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 » by Various
  • His was a name that stood for millions, but he was beggared of hope and purpose.
  • Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • After I have beggared myself with his troublesome lawsuit, with a plague to him!
  • Extract from : « The History of John Bull » by John Arbuthnot
  • You don't think so, but I tell you that, if you let it go on, you will be beggared.
  • Extract from : « The Light Shines in Darkness » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Dead men could not be beggared, deprived of their independence.
  • Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy
  • He was beggared for words with which to formulate adequately his dissent.
  • Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry

Synonyms for beggared

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