as in disadvantaged
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
a program to help deprived children
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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
Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Notorious past prisoners Over the past century and a half, the walls of La Santé have deprived many famous French men of their freedom.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
But what makes Seller’s story sing is his vivid recollection of a deprived childhood with demanding parents, his first job as a booking agent, and his coming out during the early days of the AIDS epidemic.
—Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
Participants who walked faster were more likely to be men, live in less deprived areas, have healthier lifestyles and weigh less.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
Their lawsuit in state court said that the company deprived the pilots of the means to land safely by failing to modernize the plane’s electrical and hydraulic systems.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Notorious past prisoners Over the past century and a half, the walls of La Santé have deprived many famous French men of their freedom.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprived
Adjective
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But growing global opposition against Israeli sports teams has put its athletes and fans in disadvantaged positions in 2025.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Aspire Capitol Heights is a TK-8 charter school which enrolls about 220 primarily Black and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, only half of which reside in Sacramento City Unified district boundaries.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Sources say that the Princesses are furious at Prince William for allegedly threatening to revoke their titles as Princesses after their father ex-Prince Andrew, got his titles stripped.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
8 Nov. 2025
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The self-laceration is done on Damon Albarn Time, though, as Idles’ usual anxious guitar rave-ups are slowed and stripped here to a skipping, reggae-ish crawl, as synths squeak in the background and Albarn offers support via his forever-distant, disembodied backing vocals.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Suarez was deposed in the SEC’s case last year, but says he has never been contacted by the FBI, whose investigation is ongoing.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
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But the toy king had been deposed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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All the struggling, impoverished Californians who wish their lives were better?—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The flood of people overwhelmed Bajo Chiquito, an impoverished community of 382 members of the Indigenous Emberá-Wounaan people.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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On the fumble, he was sacked for a loss of 14 yards in a crucial third-and-10 situation late in the first half.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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In the February, he was sacked, and this time Perez said yes to the top job at Vallecas.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Countries such as the Netherlands and Canada that passed similar bills have gone on to expand this type of legislation to allow doctors to give lethal medication to the depressed and other people with mental illnesses.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Yes, our political leaders have given some of us reason to be resentful, cynical and even depressed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The domestic violence case was dismissed and the theft charge had yet to be disputed in court.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Carrie, meanwhile, is villainized for her admittedly deluded quest to reunite with her biological son in a world that has dismissed them.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent games, KU’s communication has been pretty poor on defense and that’s led to players taking (and too often missing) wide-open 3-pointers.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Deprived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deprived. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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