Synonyms of deprived

deprived 1 of 2

adjective

di-ˈprīvd 

as in disadvantaged

kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment

a program to help deprived children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disadvantaged
• impoverished
• depressed
• poor
• underprivileged
• reduced
• displaced
• bankrupt
• needy
• indigent
• destitute
• broke
• penniless
• beggared
• impecunious
• unprivileged
• penurious
• insolvent
• bankrupted
• poverty-stricken
• straitened
• dispossessed
• pinched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• privileged
• advantaged
• fortunate
• lucky
• rich
• blessed
• wealthy
• affluent
• spoiled
• moneyed
• loaded
• opulent
• successful
• pampered
• comfortable
• flush
• prosperous
• well-to-do
• propertied
• well-off
• indulged
• flourishing
• thriving
• well-heeled
• coddled
• prospering

deprived

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verb

past tense of deprive

1

as in stripped

to take something away from

working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripped
• divested
• bereaved
• denuded
• abated
• defrauded
• cheated
• shortchanged
• impoverished
• cleaned (out)
• bankrupted
• disfurnished

2

as in deposed

to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)

a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposed
• sacked
• dismissed
• toppled
• dethroned
• displaced
• banished
• ousted
• unseated
• fired
• removed
• defrocked
• uncrowned
• usurped
• unthroned
• unmade
• ejected
• retired
• mustered out
• supplanted
• canned
• expelled
• subverted
• cashiered
• discharged
• overthrew
• cast out
• chased
• extruded
• routed
• threw out
• ran off
• booted (out)
• bounced
• drummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crowned
• installed
• invested
• initiated
• elected
• baptized
• appointed
• designated
• inaugurated
• enthroned
• inducted
• throned
• instated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deprived

Adjective

Compared with the cost of crime, interventions to offset the disadvantages of deprived environments would be cheap. — Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

As of this spring, sixteen of its newest homes — two four-bedroom houses and eight one-bedroom units in phase one — are home to people who, until recently, were experiencing homelessness in one of the UK's most beautiful and most deprived counties. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Verb

Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the high court's 7-2 decision in 2019 that the removal of Black prospective jurors deprived Flowers of a fair trial. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

This deprived the treasurers of huge assets that otherwise could have been invested to generate billions of dollars for the pensions — a gap present-day taxpayers must fill. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026