DEPRIVE Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word deprive. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEPRIVE
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bereave | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive through death | ||||||||
divest | verbv | |||||||
verb • take away possessions from someone • deprive of status or authority • reduce or dispose of; cease to hold (an investment) • remove (someone's or one's own) clothes | ||||||||
confiscate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • surrendered as a penalty verb • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | ||||||||
deforest | verbv | |||||||
verb • remove the trees from | ||||||||
denude | verbv | |||||||
verb • lay bare | ||||||||
desolate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||||
despoil | verbv | |||||||
verb • steal goods; take as spoils • destroy and strip of its possession | ||||||||
disinherit | verbv | |||||||
verb • prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting | ||||||||
dispossess | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of the possession of real estate | ||||||||
expropriate | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of possessions | ||||||||
remove | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
rob | verbv | |||||||
verb • take something away by force or without the consent of the owner • rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||||||||
withdraw | verbv | |||||||
verb • pull back or move away or backward • withdraw from active participation • release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles • cause to be returned • take back what one has said • keep away from others • break from a meeting or gathering • retire gracefully • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) • lose interest • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract | ||||||||
impoverish | verbv | |||||||
verb • make poor • take away |