unimpoverished
An unimpoverished village thrives with a bustling market and well-maintained homes.
Definition
Adjective: "unimpoverished" describes a state of not having been made poor or impoverished; it means not reduced to poverty or not depleted in resources, wealth, or vitality.
Usage Examples
- (The community was not made poor by the recession.)
- (Her spirit was not depleted or weakened.)
- (The soil had not been exhausted or depleted of nutrients.)
Advanced Usage
- "unimpoverished" can be used figuratively to describe abstract qualities like creativity, hope, or morale that remain intact.
- The artist's unimpoverished imagination produced masterpieces even in hardship. (His creativity was not diminished.)
Variants and Related Words
- Impoverished (adj): reduced to poverty; deprived of strength, richness, or vitality.
- The impoverished region struggled to provide basic services. (The region was made poor.)
- Poverty (n): the state of being extremely poor.
- Poverty forced many families to relocate. (Extreme financial need.)
- Impoverish (v): to make someone or something poor or weaker.
- Years of mismanagement impoverished the company. (Reduced its resources.)
Synonyms
- Wealthy: having abundant resources or money.
- Affluent: having a great deal of money or property.
- Prosperous: successful in material terms; flourishing.
- Unreduced: not made smaller or weaker.
Antonyms
- Impoverished: made poor or depleted.
- Depleted: reduced in number or quantity.
- Bereft: deprived of something, especially a non-material asset.
Related Idioms
- "To keep one's head above water": to remain financially solvent or not become impoverished.
- Despite the crisis, the family kept their head above water. (Avoided poverty.)
- "To have deep pockets": to have substantial financial resources.
- The unimpoverished donor funded the entire project. (The wealthy donor.)