Synonyms of deprivations

deprivations

noun

plural of deprivation

as in privations

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

• privations
• lacks
• losses
• absences
• denials
• shortages
• needs
• sacrifices
• deficiencies
• forfeitures
• inadequacies
• dearths
• penalties
• wants
• scarcities
• insufficiencies
• dispossessions
• forfeits
• bereavements
• poverties
• paucities

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• possessions
• controls
• gains
• ownerships
• accumulations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deprivations

Although Lange captured Florence Owens Thompson on one of her hardest days, one of Thompson’s daughters described her mother as someone who loved her family and found joy even among the deprivations of the Great Depression. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026

Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026

Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026

The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

And there was a habeas petition, which is a particular kind of lawsuit that allows somebody to challenge the legality of their imprisonment or other deprivations of liberty. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

Make no mistake, though, Huus Quell is no retreat of deprivations. — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026

According to plaintiffs, these arrests were frequently accompanied by deprivations of basic human dignity, including being ill-treated, with inadequate food, uncomfortable and crowded sleeping facilities, and without information as to the duration or locations of detention. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025