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neediness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of neediness

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions

a family's general level of neediness is the determining factor in the allocation of charitable donations

Synonyms of neediness

beggary, destituteness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, pauperism, penuriousness, penury, poorness, poverty, want

Words Related to neediness

gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness

emergency, rainy day

austerity, deprivation, privation

bankruptcy, insolvency

belt-tightening, pinching, straitening

Near Antonyms of neediness

luxury, prosperity

Antonyms of neediness

affluence, opulence, richness, wealth, wealthiness

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