Synonyms of deprivation

deprivation

noun

ˌde-prə-ˈvā-shən 

as in lack

the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed

the concern of some that there has been a deprivation of rights since the passing of laws to combat the threat of terrorism

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lack
• loss
• privation
• denial
• absence
• shortage
• poverty
• forfeiture
• deficiency
• sacrifice
• need
• scarcity
• penalty
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• dearth
• dispossession
• bereavement
• forfeit
• want
• paucity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• control
• ownership
• possession
• gain
• accumulation
• acquiring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deprivation

At Fuerte Guaicaipuro, a military facility, investigators documented detainees being confined in pit-like cells dug below ground level and subjected to cold, food deprivation and other degrading treatment. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Football cannot be expected to answer societal ills, but this is the sort of area in which the club’s foundation does its invaluable outreach work, a place touched by those statistics about deprivation and crime. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Success did not erase the deprivation so much as give him the means to overcorrect for it. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Only truly sophisticated taste, in this code, grasps the superiority of deprivation over the more ethnic notions of actual comfort and good food. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026