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in need
adjective as in deprived
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Weak match
adjective as in necessitous
Weak matches
- bad off
- bankrupt
- beggared
- beggarly
- behind the eight ball
- broke
- destitute
- dirt poor
- down-and-out
- empty-handed
- flat
- flat broke
- fortuneless
- hard up
- impecunious
- impoverished
- in want
- indigent
- insolvent
- low
- meager
- moneyless
- needy
- on one's uppers
- pauperized
- penniless
- penurious
- pinched
- poverty-stricken
- reduced
- scanty
- stone broke
- strapped
- suffering
- truly needy
- underprivileged
- unprosperous
adjective as in poor
Strongest matches
adjective as in underprivileged
Example Sentences
Anyone in need of emergency help should contact 999, or 111 for less urgent health needs.
He said NHS staff would be working hard throughout the festive season to provide care for those most in need.
Buildings are rundown and in need of repairs.
The Socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, told congress in late November that his government was "making a titanic effort" to ensure that the promised funds reach those in need as soon as possible.
Patients most "in need" should be able to see the same doctor at every appointment in their local GP surgery, the government says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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