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

The attorney general, Raúl Torrez, said his office is examining Memorial’s patient policies for compliance with a state law and the hospital’s performance under the New Mexico statute governing provision of care to needy patients. —Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 17 July 2024

Or lawmakers could provide more generous aid to help needy families afford to buy food. —Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 12 July 2024

While the formula rightly prioritizes funding toward California’s most needy students, Cypress’s student demographics do not generate the higher level of funding some of our neighboring districts enjoy. —Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024

Feeding Our Future scandal where nonprofit workers allegedly diverted $250 million in federal money intended for meal programs for needy children as part of their criticism of Walz. —Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 7 Aug. 2024