Synonyms for down and out

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : doun-uh nd-out, -uh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊn əndˈaʊt, -ən

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Définition of down and out

Origin : late Old English shortened form of Old English ofdune "downwards," from dune "from the hill," dative of dun "hill" (see down (n.2)). A sense development peculiar to English.
Used as a preposition since c.1500. Sense of "depressed mentally" is attested from c.1600. Slang sense of "aware, wide awake" is attested from 1812. Computer crash sense is from 1965. As a preposition from late 14c.; as an adjective from 1560s. Down-and-out is from 1889, American English, from situation of a beaten prizefighter. Down home (adj.) is 1931, American English; down the hatch as a toast is from 1931; down to the wire is 1901, from horse-racing. Down time is from 1952. Down under "Australia and New Zealand" attested from 1886; Down East "Maine" is from 1825.

As in indigent : adj poor
As in kaput : adj ruined, wrecked
As in low : adj depressed
As in melancholy : adj depressed, sad
As in needy : adj deprived, impoverished
As in poor : adj lacking sufficient money
As in poverty-stricken : adj very poor
As in underprivileged : adj poor
As in unhappy : adj sad
As in vagabond : adj unsettled; vagrant
As in wretched : adj terrible, very bad
As in beggarly : adj poor
As in disgraced : adj discredited
As in heavy-hearted : adj depressed
As in melancholic : adj depressed
As in necessitous : adj poor
As in tristful : adj depressed
As in depressed : adj discouraged
As in down-and-out : adj destitute
As in forlorn : adj hopeless, inconsolable
As in homeless : adj displaced
As in pauper : noun person who is poor
As in street person : noun homeless person
As in beggar : noun person in financial trouble
As in tramp : noun person who is poor, desperate
As in down-and-outer : noun poor person
As in have-not : noun pauper
As in moocher : noun beggar

Antonyms for down and out

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