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View usage for: (ʌndəʳprɪvɪlɪdʒd) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Underprivileged people have less money and fewer possessions and opportunities than other people in their society. ...helping underprivileged children to learn to read. ...the hideous effects of government cuts on underprivileged families. Synonyms: disadvantaged, poor, deprived, in need More Synonyms of underprivileged The underprivileged are people who are underprivileged. ...government plans to make more jobs available to the underprivileged. underprivileged in British English (ˌʌndəˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd) adjectivelacking the rights and advantages of other members of society; deprived underprivileged in American English (ˌʌndərˈprɪvəlɪdʒd; ˌʌndərˈprɪvlɪdʒd) adjective deprived of a decent standard of living, adequate education, and economic security through poverty, discrimination, etc. Idioms: the underprivileged Examples of 'underprivileged' in a sentenceunderprivileged Definition lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society helping underprivileged children to learn to read Synonyms badly off in want on the breadline Additional synonymsDefinition lacking adequate living conditions, education, etc. the problems associated with life in a deprived inner city area Synonyms poor, disadvantaged, needy, in need, lacking, bereft, destitute, in want, denuded, down at heel, necessitous (literary) Definition lacking the means to live destitute families who live in poverty Synonyms penniless, poor, impoverished, distressed, needy, on the rocks, insolvent, poverty-stricken, down and out, indigent (formal), impecunious, dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline (informal), flat broke (informal), short, penurious, on your uppers, necessitous (literary), in queer street (informal), moneyless, without two pennies to rub together (informal) The goal is to lure businesses into impoverished areas. Synonyms poor, needy, destitute, ruined, distressed, bankrupt, poverty-stricken, indigent (formal), impecunious, straitened, penurious, necessitous (literary), in reduced or straitened circumstances, on your uppers Additional synonymsFood supplies are being sent to people in need. Synonyms poor, deprived, disadvantaged, impoverished, needy, destitute, poverty-strickenDefinition in need of financial support a project aimed at raising funds for needy children around the world Synonyms poor, deprived, disadvantaged, impoverished, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, underprivileged, indigent (formal), down at heel (informal), impecunious, dirt-poor, on the breadline (informal) Definition having little money and few possessions He was one of thirteen children from a poor family. Synonyms impoverished, broke (informal), badly off, hard up (informal), short, in need, needy, on the rocks, penniless, destitute, poverty-stricken, down and out, skint (British, slang), in want, indigent (formal), down at heel, impecunious (formal), dirt-poor (informal), on the breadline, flat broke (informal), penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke (British, slang, rare), necessitous (formal), in queer street (archaic), without two pennies to rub together (archaic), on your beam-ends (rare) |