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be deprived of

ADJECTIVE

go without

Synonyms

WEAK

abstain do without fall short go short lack need want

Antonyms

WEAK

earn get indulge take use

VERB

forfeit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon lose relinquish renounce surrender

STRONG

drop sacrifice

WEAK

be stripped of give over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep win

WEAK

gain profit

VERB

want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be found wanting be insufficient be poor be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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With crude exports from Iranian ports effectively stopped up, the country will be deprived of a large chunk of its oil revenues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

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

"He loved Newport and didn't want the town to be deprived of its football club."

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024

“It is almost impossible for a man who enjoys freedom with all its prerogatives, to realize what it means to be deprived of that freedom.”—Said by Erie Stanley Gardner.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

be deprived of

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