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adjective

di-ˈprīvd How to pronounce deprived (audio)
Definition of deprivednext
as in disadvantaged
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment a program to help deprived children

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of deprived
Adjective
Cardiac arrest leads to collapse within seconds, whereas a heart attack typically causes progressive damage as the deprived heart tissue begins to die. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026 That's the difference between him and somebody like Jackson, who is a deprived son of a teenage mother. — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Critics argue that the removal deprived them of a capability that had been tacitly promised. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 And to do two weddings in a finale would've deprived the specialness from both of them. — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for deprived
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprived
  1. disadvantaged
  2. stripped
  3. deposed
  4. impoverished
  5. sacked
  6. depressed
  7. dismissed
  8. poor
Adjective
  • In Danville, 81% of the roads accounting for most fatalities and serious injuries are located in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The kids who gained most were already ahead Governments are looking at AI to level the playing field for disadvantaged students.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of disadvantaged
Verb
  • Yet there is something singularly unbecoming about a franchise as American as Superman (and its adjuncts) being willfully stripped of its patriotism and good cheer.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • The recent owner also stripped out interior flourishes added in the late 1990s, when the home served as the Pasadena Showcase House.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of stripped
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  • In the 2022 election, Sara was the running mate of presidential candidate Marcos Jr, son of the dictator who ruled for 20 years before being deposed in 1986.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 9 July 2026
  • She who can be deposed and required to answer for her reasoning under oath.
    — Afnan R. Tariq, STAT, 8 July 2026
Definition of deposed
Adjective
  • This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
  • Younger people are more likely to embrace socialism than older voters raised during the Cold War, for whom socialism may conjure images of an impoverished, freedom-less society like the former Communist bloc in Eastern Europe.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of impoverished
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  • This time last year, the 52-year-old was sacked as Red Bull’s team principal after 20 years.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • The Hightowers, Rhaenyra soon learns, have sacked the town of Tumbleton, a thriving city on the border of the Crownlands and the Reach.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of sacked
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  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Supergirl is a story about a depressed, super-powered woman who is pulled out of her bar-hopping to help other people and find her purpose.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Definition of depressed
Verb
  • Jason Melara’s attorney, Andrew Stein, asked the two murder charges be dismissed, telling Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Curtis Rappe there was no evidence his client pointed a gun at Aguilar.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • In 2023, researchers at MIT and elsewhere proposed that the bright white chunks scattered throughout Roman concrete—known as lime clasts and long dismissed as evidence of incomplete mixing—could help explain the material’s self-healing properties.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • Prolonged exposure to heat can lead to insufficient or poor sleep, compromising the immune system, increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease and diminishing cognitive performance.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • On top of this, subterranean drip systems often clog with mineral deposits, sediment, and algae, which Nad warns may eventually require repairs or replacement of portions of the system, particularly in areas with hard water or poor filtration.
    — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 13 July 2026
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