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

Need another word that means the same as “disadvantaged”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “disadvantaged” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disadvantaged” are: deprived, underprivileged, depressed, in need, needy, in want, in distress

Disadvantaged as an Adjective

Definitions of "Disadvantaged" as an adjective

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

• Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
• (of a person or area) in unfavourable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities.

Synonyms of "Disadvantaged" as an adjective (7 Words)

depressed	(of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency. Depressed by the loss of his job.
deprived	(of a person) lacking a specified benefit that is considered important. The charity cares for destitute and deprived children.
in distress	Directed or bound inward.
in need	Currently fashionable.
in want	Holding office.
needy	Demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree. The provision of humanitarian assistance to the needy.
underprivileged	(of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society. The plight of the underprivileged.

Usage Examples of "Disadvantaged" as an adjective

• We began to help the disadvantaged.
• Disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed.

Associations of "Disadvantaged" (30 Words)

calamitous	Involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous. A calamitous defeat.
deprived	Suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits. Boys from a deprived environment wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect moral degradation and disregard for law.
disastrous	Highly unsuccessful. The battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign.
disillusioned	Disappointed in someone or something that one discovers to be less good than one had believed. The minority groups were completely disillusioned with the party.
fateful	Having far-reaching and often disastrous consequences or implications. That fateful meeting of the U N when it declared war on North Korea.
foreboding	A feeling of evil to come. With a sense of foreboding she read the note.
hapless	(especially of a person) unfortunate. A hapless victim.
inauspicious	Not conducive to success; unpromising. My words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven.
infelicitous	Marked by or producing unhappiness- American Guide Series. Infelicitous phrasing.
inferior	Of low or inferior quality. Her social and intellectual inferiors.
misadventure	An unfortunate incident; a mishap. The petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood.
mischance	An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. Innumerable mischances might ruin the enterprise.
miserable	Of very poor quality or condition. Their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable.
mishap	An unlucky accident. The event passed without mishap.
neediness	A state of extreme poverty. He recognized her neediness but had no time to respond to it.
ominous	Presaging ill fortune. A dead and ominous silence prevailed.
pathetic	Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness. His ball control was pathetic.
penury	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. He couldn t face another year of penury.
piteous	Deserving or inciting pity- Galsworthy. A piteous cry.
pitiable	Deserving or inciting pity. Pitiable homeless children.
pitiful	Inspiring mixed contempt and pity. A pitiful fate.
poverty	The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. The poverty of her imagination.
underprivileged	(of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society. The plight of the underprivileged.
unfortunate	Not auspicious; boding ill. An unfortunate speech.
unfulfilled	Not carried out or brought to completion. It was his unfulfilled ambition to write.
unhappy	Causing discomfort. After the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence.
unlucky	Having, bringing, or resulting from bad luck. An unlucky defeat.
unpropitious	Not propitious. His reports were submitted at a financially unpropitious time.
unsuccessful	Failing to accomplish an intended result. An unsuccessful attempt to enter Parliament.
wretched	Deserving or inciting pity. She disliked the wretched man intensely.