DEPRIVING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

depriving

verb

present participle of deprive

as in stripping

to take something away from working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep

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as in deposing

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 depriving The rare condition causes the carotid artery inside the skull to narrow or close, depriving the brain of oxygen. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026 The pandemic closed the Vatican Museums for months, depriving the Holy See of one of its main sources of revenue. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026 That season, however, there was only a one-week break between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl, depriving the league of its normal buffer zone. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Hankison’s retrial took place the following year, and he was found guilty of using excessive force on Taylor and depriving her of her civil rights in November 2024. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 Past studies have looked at the way sleep variability affects brain chemistry, but many of those involve intentionally depriving the subject of sleep. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 King doesn’t quite get the chance to build the necessary chemistry with her soulmate before Maridueña slips into an onscreen coma for the majority of the film, depriving them the childhood sweetheart backstory of the book. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 According to Lahey, depriving kids of desirable difficulties results in kids who can’t handle frustration, give up at the first hint of a challenge, and are less able to learn. — Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026 Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

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Crenshaw dominated early, Caden Baker stripping the ball from Odebunmi near midfield on Cleveland’s first possession and scoring on the 50-yard fumble return.

— Joel Beers, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
At this time, the light from the first stars was stripping electrons from the hydrogen gas between them, a process called ionization.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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Now with Jane Doe recanting her claims, Carter’s attorneys have filed a notice to the judge, dismissing all claims against her — though their case against her former attorney, Buzbee, still stands.

— Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
In previous orders, Kiir has alarmed observers by dismissing important officials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of dismissing

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Detroit's pass rush sacked Smith five times for 44 yards, two weeks after sacking the New Orleans Saints' Tyler Shough five times in an overtime victory.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The Hurricanes were constantly in the backfield, sacking CMU quarterbacks four times.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of sacking

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Snoring in the middle of conversations, nodding off during fight scenes, suddenly toppling over — Hollywood is no stranger to using narcolepsy as a source of humor.

— Gina Park, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Two workers picking up traffic control equipment were killed when an Amazon delivery vehicle collided with their truck and sent it toppling over a guardrail on I-95 in southeast Georgia, according to state investigators.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026