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 For years, when playgrounds and parks became drug hot spots, the city reacted by fencing them off, depriving families of access. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 So, the team tested if depriving mole-rats of smell would purge the xenophobia out of them. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026 All of which is to say that the Odyssey, in depriving Nolan of opportunities for his ingenuity as a screenwriter, has also pushed him toward greater filmmaking risks. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Some employees also owe their employers a deeper fiduciary duty, which one court has described as the duty to protect the employer’s interests and to avoid injuring the employer or depriving the employer of the employee’s skills. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2026 Extreme heat is already a headache for many data centers, raising the chances electricity will go away, depriving customers of their sweet, sweet AI. — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 Haitian soldiers seasoned on American battlefields during the revolution later sparked Haiti’s overthrow of French colonial rule, depriving France of its most profitable slave colony and ending one of the most brutal enslavement of human beings in modern world history. — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Voting in favor of suspension can mean depriving a council member’s constituents of representation. — Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 Spider mites, mealybugs, aphids, and scale can drain the plant's sap, depriving the plant of necessary nutrients. — Lauren David, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depriving

Verb

Director Taika Waititi deconstructs the Norse god by putting him through Hel(l) and stripping him of his homeland, his hair, and his hammer.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Best cleanser under $35 This affordable cleanser removes makeup, sunscreen and daily grime without stripping your skin.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of stripping

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After dismissing Cora and his staff, the Red Sox have surged back into playoff contention with the trade deadline looming.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
De Vries barely looked at it, dismissing the message as spam or phishing without reading past the first few lines.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of dismissing

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The museum replaced him with Sasha Suda, hiring her away from the National Gallery of Canada before sacking her following a disastrous rebrand and replacing her with Weiss, a former president of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 July 2026
But so far, the government has decided not to intervene by sacking him and has backpedalled, allowing Russia to participate.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 23 July 2026

Definition of sacking

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At least 13 people have been confirmed killed in the aftermath of a major earthquake that struck Japan on July 28, toppling buildings and trapping workers in a shopping mall.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Together, the generals staged another coup in 2021, toppling the interim civilian government that had been in power after the fall of Bashir.

— Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026