as in deprived
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment
an organization that distributes free books to underprivileged children
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Recent Examples of underprivileged
Spending $6 million to develop soccer programs in underprivileged communities.
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Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The gap starts early, said Saki Milton, founder and executive director of The GEMS Camp, which focuses on increasing access to STEM careers for underprivileged girls in the Dallas area.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
The organization hosts more than 20 different programs and partners with 90 facilities to provide support and resources for underprivileged youth.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
On the other end of the spectrum are our urban and rural districts which have a substantially lower tax base and a larger number of underprivileged and non-native English Language speakers.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
The gap starts early, said Saki Milton, founder and executive director of The GEMS Camp, which focuses on increasing access to STEM careers for underprivileged girls in the Dallas area.
—Alison Saldanha, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
The organization hosts more than 20 different programs and partners with 90 facilities to provide support and resources for underprivileged youth.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
On the other end of the spectrum are our urban and rural districts which have a substantially lower tax base and a larger number of underprivileged and non-native English Language speakers.
—Michael Maguire, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underprivileged
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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According to state data, 73% of Kansas school buildings have a large enough proportion of disadvantaged pupils to qualify for the federal program.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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Many others are chronically underperforming Title 1 schools, with high volumes of students coming from economically disadvantaged families, ranking among the nation’s worst.—
Jerel Ezell,
Fortune,
14 Feb. 2026
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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Policymakers globally are increasingly worried that the unequal adoption of AI risks widening income and development gaps between rich and poor countries.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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In November, Jesse Jackon was hospitalized again after suffering a fall while protesting poor campus living conditions with students at Howard University.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underprivileged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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