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underprivileged
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of UNDERPRIVILEGED
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment <underprivileged children often don't do as well on standardized tests as more privileged students>
Related Words beggared, broke, destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken, unprivileged; bankrupt, bankrupted, insolvent; pinched, reduced, straitened; displaced, dispossessed
Near Antonyms blessed (also blest), fortunate, lucky; affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do; coddled, indulged, pampered, spoiled; comfortable, propertied, prosperous, successful; flourishing, prospering, thriving
Antonyms advantaged, privileged
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