deprives

VERB

keep or take away something wanted, needed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt bereave dispossess divest rob strip

STRONG

bare denude despoil disinherit dismantle disrobe dock expropriate lose oust seize skim wrest

WEAK

hold back stiff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clothe cover

STRONG

build construct give keep

WEAK

appropriate bestow confer endow indulge offer present supply

Example Sentences

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Perhaps that’s Zhao’s point, that loss deprives us of the people we once were.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

A heart attack deprives heart muscle cells of oxygen and nutrients, causing many of them to die.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025

Ghosting is uncanny not only because it deprives us of certain codified social rituals for disentangling our relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Arbor heats it to extreme temperatures and deprives it of enough oxygen to make the biomass fully combust.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Reacting to the portrait in “a direct, straightforward fashion,” without the benefit of additional knowledge, deprives us of an understanding that is necessary for full appreciation.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson