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

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

The alliance jointly fought the 2024 general election and deprived Modi of an outright majority, forcing him to rely on the support of regional parties to form a coalition government. — Shilpa Jamkhandikar, USA Today, 4 May 2026

Verb

That means that the people are deprived not only of their capacity to act, but also of their capacity to think and to judge. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived the country of subsidized fuel and other economic assistance, revealing deep structural weaknesses in the North Korean economy. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026