Antonyms for down and out


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : doun-uh nd-out, -uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊn əndˈaʊt, -ən


Definition 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

Synonyms for down and out

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