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
However, the four-year graduation rates improved for African American students, students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and students with disabilities.
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
So — white, Black, brown — kids in disadvantaged areas still struggle, in ways that those in wealthier areas can at least mitigate for.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
More than 227,000 students are also considered economically disadvantaged — about 7 in 10 students.
—Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Camellia, located in southeastern Sacramento, has similar demographics to the rest of Sacramento City Unified — around 85% of its students are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Adam Thompson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
So — white, Black, brown — kids in disadvantaged areas still struggle, in ways that those in wealthier areas can at least mitigate for.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
More than 227,000 students are also considered economically disadvantaged — about 7 in 10 students.
—Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Camellia, located in southeastern Sacramento, has similar demographics to the rest of Sacramento City Unified — around 85% of its students are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disadvantaged
Adjective
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There is a mandatory part of the academy scholarship where boys undertake community projects, working with schools in deprived areas close to St James’.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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After lawmakers in Germany determined that anonymous surrenders deprived children of the chance to learn anything about their parentage, Germany passed a confidential-birth law in 2014.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Surely my imagination was not so impoverished?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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They are fascinated by this impoverished district of docks and shabby warehouses, associated in the popular imagination with Asian sailors, white slavery, and cholera.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Aside from the loneliness, Rowland says day-after-day stuck inside has left her depressed and fearing the worst.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The first episode largely focuses on the male perspective through the eyes of the angry, lonely, and depressed Jeremy (Jaquel Spivey).—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Oscar, meanwhile, his idealism reawakened, sees an opportunity for an underprivileged kid with raw talent to escape her meager existence.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rizzs and Henderson, the former outfielder, founded a charity in 1995 that has provided new toys at the holidays for 360,000 underprivileged children in the Pacific Northwest.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disadvantaged. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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