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Needy

Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.

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Similar meaning 4

Demanding 84% connected

of Demand

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Demanding 84% connected

of Demand

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Poor 84% connected

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Poor 84% connected

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Broader term 1

Poor 76% connected

Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or goods; needy; indigent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Need 74% connected

A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Need 74% connected

A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Neediness 74% connected

The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Neediness 74% connected

The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Want 74% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Want 74% connected

The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of p…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 4

Destitute 92% connected

Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impoverished 92% connected

of Impoverish

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Indigent 92% connected

Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Necessitous 92% connected

Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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