as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of disadvantaged
Many others are chronically underperforming Title 1 schools, with high volumes of students coming from economically disadvantaged families, ranking among the nation’s worst.
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Jerel Ezell, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Of the approximately 315,000 Chicago Public Schools students, the vast majority come from low-income or economically disadvantaged households.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The school — the district’s only campus east of Highway 101, in the county’s more disadvantaged area — reports a graduation rate close to 100%.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
The program was designed to channel $7 billion in competitive grants toward residential solar projects for low-income and disadvantaged households nationwide, including initiatives focused on workforce development and energy affordability.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for disadvantaged
Jerel Ezell, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2026
Of the approximately 315,000 Chicago Public Schools students, the vast majority come from low-income or economically disadvantaged households.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The school — the district’s only campus east of Highway 101, in the county’s more disadvantaged area — reports a graduation rate close to 100%.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
The program was designed to channel $7 billion in competitive grants toward residential solar projects for low-income and disadvantaged households nationwide, including initiatives focused on workforce development and energy affordability.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
Adjective
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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
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And Bournville Estate, the neighborhood surrounding the For All Healthy Living Centre, is the most deprived area in the county of Somerset.—
Mark Sappenfield,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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This village near the Swiss border has had sales tax exemptions since medieval times, which allowed the impoverished, cut-off area to bring in goods.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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An education advocate, Jackson founded the PUSH/Excel program to motivate Black and impoverished students to achieve excellence through schooling.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There is tremendous focus on breaking the cycle of violence that underprivileged boys experience.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
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This can’t happen if our institutions remain focused on increasing access among privileged youth and simultaneously continue underinvesting in our nation’s underprivileged youth.—
Jerel Ezell,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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