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Synonyms and antonyms of straitened in English

straitened

adjective
These are words and phrases related to straitened. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of straitened.
The death of her husband had left her in straitened circumstances.

Synonyms

distressed
pinched
restricted
needy
hard-up
strapped
penniless
embarrassed
poverty-stricken
destitute
bankrupt
broke
impoverished
penurious
indigent
pauperized
wiped-out

Antonyms

comfortable
well-off
affluent
flush
 Synonyms for straitened from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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