Synonyms of needy

needy

adjective

ˈnē-dē 

as in impoverished

lacking money or material possessions

those generous souls who regularly give money and donate clothes to help the needy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impoverished
• poor
• broke
• indigent
• destitute
• needful
• deprived
• impecunious
• beggared
• bankrupt
• necessitous
• famished
• penniless
• down-and-out
• penurious
• poverty-stricken
• depressed
• dirt-poor
• pauperized
• beggarly
• disadvantaged
• hard up
• underprivileged
• bankrupted
• out of pocket
• threadbare
• out at elbows
• out at the elbows
• skint
• distressed
• dispossessed
• down on one's luck
• ruined
• unaffluent
• insolvent
• busted
• bust
• pinched
• reduced
• cash-strapped
• short
• straitened
• poorish
• possessionless
• hardscrabble
• hand-to-mouth
• low
• tapped out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wealthy
• rich
• affluent
• well-to-do
• moneyed
• fat
• monied
• opulent
• flush
• well-off
• comfortable
• prosperous
• well-heeled
• fat-cat
• deep-pocketed
• silk-stocking

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of needy

Their tuition is hiked to pay the fare for needy students. —George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024

Also, many Americans are thrilled by their connection with needy persons through crowdfunding, preferring that to traditional giving. —Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2025

Mostly, Caritas helps needy families make ends meet, reaching almost 10,000 people in 2023, said Mr. Trincia of Caritas. —Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025

Lebanon Fire Department Spirit of Christmas Toy Drive, 6:30 p.m., Dec. 7: Shipwreck Cove at Elm Hill Marina in Nashville will hold the boat parade and auction to benefit needy Wilson County children this season. —Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 29 Nov. 2024