POORER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word poorer. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for POORER
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pitiable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||||
arm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person • a division of some larger or more complex organization • the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm verb • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • supply with arms | ||||||||
hapless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||||
inadequate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need | ||||||||
inferior | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or characteristic of low rank or importance • of low or inferior quality • written or printed below and to one side of another character • having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit noun • one of lesser rank or station or quality • a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character adjective satellite • lower than a given reference point • falling short of some prescribed norm | ||||||||
jejune | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity • lacking interest or significance or impact | ||||||||
miserable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very unhappy; full of misery • deserving or inciting pity • of the most contemptible kind • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • contemptibly small in amount | ||||||||
misfortunate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||||
pathetic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • inspiring scornful pity | ||||||||
piteous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||||
pitiful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • bad; unfortunate • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||||
short | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration noun • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base adverb • clean across • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold • at some point or distance before a goal is reached • so as to interrupt • at a disadvantage • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • lacking foresight or scope • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening • marked by rude or peremptory shortness verb • cheat someone by not returning him enough money • create a short circuit in | ||||||||
wretched | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of very poor quality or condition • characterized by physical misery • very unhappy; full of misery • morally reprehensible • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||||
poor people | nounn | |||||||
noun • people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) |