POVERTY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word poverty. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for POVERTY
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| destitution | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state without friends or money or prospects | ||||||||
| indigence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||||
| need | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a condition requiring relief • anything that is necessary but lacking • the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior • a state of extreme poverty or destitution verb • require as useful, just, or proper • have need of • have or feel a need for | ||||||||
| pauperism | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||||
| penury | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||||
| privation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • act of depriving someone of food or money or rights | ||||||||
| want | verbv | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||||
| impoverishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • the act of making someone poor | ||||||||
| poorness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions • less than adequate • the quality of being meager • the quality of being poorly made or maintained | ||||||||
