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in need
adjective as in deprived
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Weak match
adjective as in necessitous
Weak matches
- bad off
- bankrupt
- beggared
- beggarly
- behind the eight ball
- broke
- destitute
- dirt poor
- down-and-out
- empty-handed
- flat
- flat broke
- fortuneless
- hard up
- impecunious
- impoverished
- in want
- indigent
- insolvent
- low
- meager
- moneyless
- needy
- on one's uppers
- pauperized
- penniless
- penurious
- pinched
- poverty-stricken
- reduced
- scanty
- stone broke
- strapped
- suffering
- truly needy
- underprivileged
- unprosperous
adjective as in poor
Strongest matches
adjective as in underprivileged
Example Sentences
“Still in need of a ‘classical’-type composer,” Coppola approached the American maestro John Adams, “who was kind and receptive but not really interested in composing new music for me.”
Libre would offer permanent housing for people at risk of homelessness and in need of mental health services.
Many areas are also in need of building supplies to fix their homes.
“It can be really jarring to find out that they’re living in an affordable property, and their rent ... can continue to go up in ways that they can’t afford. And it’s a real problem. The whole system is in need of rethinking and reform.”
Hundreds of deliveries are made by tanker each day, with the water board prioritising schools, orphanages, hospitals, and those most in need.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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