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be deprived

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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“Surely, the government does not mean to suggest that fortune-tellers and street performers may be deprived of their Second Amendment rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

That means it would have been unethical to test the new version against a saline control, because the control group would be deprived of any effective treatment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025

The judge said that states stood to lose out on federal funding and that residents within the states could be deprived of their rights.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

Those who receive prison sentences can be deprived of their licenses.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Neeley shouldn’t be deprived because Francie had felt like changing schools.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

be deprived

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