DEPRIVED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEPRIVED?

Need another word that means the same as “deprived”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “deprived” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Deprived” are: disadvantaged, underprivileged, poverty-stricken, impoverished, poor, destitute, needy, in need, in want, unable to make ends meet, in reduced circumstances, unable to keep the wolf from the door

Deprived as an Adjective

Definitions of "Deprived" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “deprived” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
• Suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.
• (of a person) lacking a specified benefit that is considered important.

Synonyms of "Deprived" as an adjective (12 Words)

destitute	Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself. Towns destitute of commerce.
disadvantaged	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences. We began to help the disadvantaged.
impoverished	Destroyed financially. An impoverished and debased language.
in need	Directed or bound inward.
in reduced circumstances	Directed or bound inward.
in want	Holding office.
needy	(of a person) needing emotional support; insecure. The provision of humanitarian assistance to the needy.
poor	Characterized by or indicating poverty. Oh you poor thing.
poverty-stricken	Poor enough to need help from others.
unable to keep the wolf from the door	Lacking necessary physical or mental ability.
unable to make ends meet	Lacking in power or forcefulness.
underprivileged	Lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society. The plight of the underprivileged.

Usage Examples of "Deprived" as an adjective

• Boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law.
• A childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity.
• I was so sleep deprived I was bumping into walls.
• The charity cares for destitute and deprived children.

Associations of "Deprived" (30 Words)

calamitous	Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. A calamitous defeat.
disadvantaged	(of a person or area) in unfavourable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities. Disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed.
disastrous	Highly unsuccessful. United made a disastrous start to the season.
fateful	(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. That fateful meeting of the U N when it declared war on North Korea.
foreboding	Ominously prophetic. With a sense of foreboding she read the note.
hapless	(especially of a person) unfortunate. The hapless victims of the disaster.
impecunious	Not having enough money to pay for necessities. A titled but impecunious family.
inauspicious	Not auspicious; boding ill. My words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven.
indigence	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. Their indigence appalled him.
indigent	Poor; needy. A charity for the relief of indigent artists.
infelicitous	Not appropriate in application; defective. The infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy.
misadventure	Death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm. The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
mischance	An instance of misfortune. By pure mischance the secret was revealed.
mishap	An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. The event passed without mishap.
neediness	The quality of needing attention and affection and reassurance to a marked degree. He recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it.
ominous	Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious. There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
pauper	A poor person who may bring a legal action without payment of costs. He was buried in a pauper s grave.
penury	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. He couldn t face another year of penury.
piteous	Deserving or inciting pity. A piteous cry.
pitiable	Inspiring mixed contempt and pity. Pitiable lack of character.
poor	Lacking in quality or substances. His poor distorted limbs.
poverty	The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty.
privation	A state of extreme poverty. Years of rationing and privation.
underprivileged	(of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society. Needy and underprivileged members of the community.
unfortunate	A person who is considered immoral or lacking in religious faith or instruction, especially a prostitute. Unfortunate investments.
unhappy	Not satisfied or pleased with (a situation. Had an unhappy time at school.
unlucky	Having or bringing misfortune. An unlucky defeat.
unpropitious	Not propitious. His reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time.
unsuccessful	Not successful. An unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament.
wretched	(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. The wretched conditions of the slums.