underprivileged

kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment underprivileged children often don't do as well on standardized tests as more privileged students Synonyms depressed, disadvantaged, deprivedRelated Words beggared, broke, destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken, unprivileged; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolvent; pinched, reduced, straitened; displaced, dispossessedNear Antonyms blessed (also blest), fortunate, lucky; affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; coddled, indulged, pampered, spoiled; comfortable, propertied, prosperous, successful; flourishing, prospering, thrivingAntonyms advantaged, privileged