be poor

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

VERB

want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be insufficient be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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Both are known to be poor investments as a group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

That means solar systems whose chemistry is very different from ours may be poor candidates in the search for life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

"But they also need to be poor jokes, jokes that make us groan," Prof Wiseman adds.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

To be sure, prediction markets can be poor at forecasting, as was shown with one Supreme Court pick years ago.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025

It sucks to be poor, and it sucks to feel that you somehow deserve to be poor.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie

be poor

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