UNDERPRIVILEGED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

underprivileged

adjective

ˌən-dər-ˈpriv-lijd

Definition of underprivileged

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 Now, Emanuel is raising money for a New Hampshire nonprofit organization that provides bicycles to underprivileged children, in addition to raising his profile. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026 An Orange County judge had ordered the catchy radio and TV ads be taken down by Monday, June 8, for allegedly misleading donors that the money was spent on underprivileged children in California. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 5 June 2026 Jackson would invite hundreds of children to come play at his ranch, particularly ill and underprivileged kids. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026 To combat this, the MSG family of companies announced Wednesday an initiative through its partner, Garden of Dreams Foundation, to give away 250 free tickets for each of Games 3 and 4 to underprivileged youth throughout New York City. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for underprivileged

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Experts also found that most patients were female and came from deprived areas.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
On the back of a million-pound investment in 2012, the community has organized to restore life to a deprived area hit hard by austerity.

— Kyle Vanelli, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of deprived

Adjective

After the Community Recording Studio, the couple will make go Himmah, central England’s biggest food bank and Epic Partners, which offers sports, education and mentoring programs for disadvantaged young people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Since 2019, the nonprofit Lead Guitar has provided world-class musicians to support local music teachers at LAUSD schools in economically disadvantaged areas.

— Rina Nakano, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disadvantaged

Adjective

The impoverished Reds work as slave labor in the mines of Mars, while the super-strong Golds rule the solar system and war on each other.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors accuse him of participating in schemes to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from Venezuelan government programs intended to provide housing, food and other necessities to the country’s impoverished population.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of impoverished

Adjective

Measles usually kills two or three people in every 1,000 cases, the WHO says, but the disease can be more deadly in poorer nations because of factors such as malnutrition.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
That receiver sends that poor defender into next week at the pylon.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

Celebrated as masterpieces today, at the time they were regarded as the unpolished works of a depressed, crazy man and commercially worthless.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
In the event of a severe winter or import bottlenecks, depressed storage levels not only narrow Europe's capacity to absorb supply shocks but also risk driving natural gas prices higher.

— , CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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