Indigent — synonyms, definition

1. indigent (a)

broke clinging decrepit dependent destitute dirt-poor distressed immature impecunious impoverished insolvent mangy minor needy not prosperous penniless poor poverty-stricken seedy shabby • • •

2. indigent (Noun)

bankrupt beggar bum insolvent pauper

indigent (Noun) — A person who is very poor. ex. "The care of the indigent was extremely defective until the 1920's"

have-not poor person beggar derelict mendicant starveling

3. indigent (Adjective)

necessitous

indigent (Adjective) — Poor enough to need help from others.