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Definitions

poor

[poor] / pʊər /

ADJECTIVE

lacking sufficient money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute impoverished indigent low meager needy penniless poverty-stricken underprivileged

STRONG

bankrupt down-and-out flat insolvent scanty suffering

WEAK

bad off beggared beggarly behind the eight ball broke dirt poor empty-handed flat broke fortuneless hard up impecunious in need in want moneyless necessitous pauperized penurious pinched reduced stone broke strapped truly needy unprosperous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent prosperous rich wealthy well-to-do

STRONG

comfortable fortunate solvent

ADJECTIVE

deficient, inadequate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feeble inferior insufficient meager mediocre miserable modest ordinary shoddy substandard unsatisfactory weak

STRONG

common crude diminutive imperfect mean plain scanty slight subnormal trifling

WEAK

below par dwarfed exiguous faulty humble incomplete insignificant lacking low-grade lowly paltry pitiable pitiful reduced rotten second-rate shabby skimpy sorry sparse subpar trivial valueless worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able adequate extraordinary strong sufficient superior

STRONG

excellent uncommon

WEAK

great

ADJECTIVE

weak, unfertile

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feeble impaired impoverished

STRONG

barren imperfect sick

WEAK

bare depleted exhausted fruitless indisposed infertile infirm puny sterile unfruitful unproductive worthless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

healthy strong

WEAK

adequate fertile potent rich superior

ADJECTIVE

unfortunate, unhappy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

miserable wretched

WEAK

commiserable hapless ill-fated luckless pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful rueful unlucky

Antonyms

WEAK

happy lucky

Example Sentences

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OVP has long drawn attention to the poor conditions in Venezuelan jails, with the organisation warning that many do not meet the "minimum standards" which should be guaranteed by law.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The construction workers "lacked safety gear" like hardhats, boots, safety belts and lifelines, and worked under poor lighting and with no visible safety signages, she added.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Staff said they believed the poor results were due to significant rainfall on 17 and 18 May which caused runoff from land into the sea.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"Our labour inspectors had monitored poor working conditions, a violation that would put our workers at risk," she said in an interview over Manila radio station DZMM.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

I thought of poor Kessler, and the sick dread in my stomach returned.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

poor

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