UNAFFLUENT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

unaffluent

adjective

Definition of unaffluent

as in deprived

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Adjective

Will kids living in deprived areas, without thriving industries, have fewer options?

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 July 2026
That left the stage for Richardson (and deprived fans of the budding rivalry between the training partners).

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of deprived

Adjective

Song Kang stars as Kang Bi-o, a prodigy accustomed to being top of his class, whose position is threatened by transfer student Choi Jeong-yo (Lee Jun-young), a raw talent from a disadvantaged background.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
On the downside, Dow’s Saudi Arabia joint venture plant is still mothballed, and Dow is shuttering economically disadvantaged facilities in the United Kingdom and Germany.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of disadvantaged

Adjective

While in the city, Diana met AIDS patients at a hospital in Harlem, went to the famous toy store FAO Schwarz, visited with underprivileged children, and attended a gala dinner.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 21 July 2026
Funds have also been raised to send underprivileged children to different day camps, and a scholarship has been established at her theater group, Lindsey says.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of underprivileged

Adjective

Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 June 2026
Since then, it has been performed across much of the world, being ideally suited to these impecunious times and very masterfully written.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of impecunious

Adjective

Covid-19 wasn’t immediately recognized as a disease with airborne transmission with the potential to spread beyond the 6-foot social distancing measure, especially in places with poor ventilation or around activities with heavy breathing.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Crepe myrtles may not bloom due to poor pruning, low light, watering issues, weak soil, or pests.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

Means testing would also target funds to needy families that struggle to matriculate to higher or professional education.

— John Ketcham, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
Howl’s needy nature led to one of Ly’s favorite videos, another captured in the spur of the moment during a hectic packing session.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of needy

Adjective

Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.

— Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
Three days after his 10th birthday, his father, a depressed junkman, killed himself, and the experience of misfortune fueled the young artist’s identification with the dispossessed.

— Peter Saenger, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022

Definition of dispossessed

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