/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of down and out Find synonyms for: Noun1. down-and-out, poor person, have-notusage: a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"Adjective1. down-and-out, unsuccessful (vs. successful)usage: lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: heifer Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language