Thesaurus.com
Thesaurus / disadvantaged
FEEDBACK

disadvantaged

See definition of disadvantaged on Dictionary.com

How to use disadvantaged in a sentence

That means helping finance the transition to clean energy, supporting female entrepreneurs starting sustainable businesses, and backing development in climate action, gender equality, and financial education for disadvantaged customers.
HOW SWITCHING BANKS CAN HELP SAVE THE ENVIRONMENTOUTSIDE EDITORSSEPTEMBER 1, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE
He wants to increase that number and give preference to businesses that hire and serve people in disadvantaged communities.
NEW SOUTH BAY SUPERVISOR’S TO-DO LIST: ENSURE AN EQUITABLE RECOVERYMAYA SRIKRISHNANAUGUST 31, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Analysis of the algorithm also revealed that it had disproportionately hurt students from working-class and disadvantaged communities and inflated the scores of students from private schools.
THE UK EXAM DEBACLE REMINDS US THAT ALGORITHMS CAN’T FIX BROKEN SYSTEMSKAREN HAOAUGUST 20, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
Since the measure specified that new PLAs would require apprenticeships, include community benefit provisions and exempt disadvantaged businesses, the city would still run afoul of state law, Scott Kronland, a Building Trades lawyer, wrote.
POLITICS REPORT: DOWN GOES ONE HOT-BUTTON BALLOT MEASUREANDREW KEATTSJULY 18, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
Whether or not you accept this verdict, these disparities are prompting questions about the fitness of the US public health system and America’s ability to protect its most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens from contagious diseases.
EPIDEMICS HAVE OFTEN LED TO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES – THIS TIME IS NO DIFFERENTLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 9, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
And he is so little ashamed of or disadvantaged by his condition that he is not prepared to spend an hour in remedying it.
A TREATISE ON PARENTS AND CHILDRENGEORGE BERNARD SHAW
My budget adopts a hopeful new approach to help the poor and the disadvantaged.
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSES OF GEORGE W. BUSHGEORGE W. BUSH
Special targeting will give special help to the truly disadvantaged among our people.
COMPLETE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSES FROM 1790 TO 2006VARIOUS
But additional jobs for the disadvantaged deserve special attention.
COMPLETE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSES FROM 1790 TO 2006VARIOUS
Therefore, I will propose a new program to encourage businesses to hire young and disadvantaged Americans.
COMPLETE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESSES FROM 1790 TO 2006VARIOUS
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
Choose the synonym for future
capacitor

WORDS RELATED TO DISADVANTAGED

  • beggared
  • dead broke
  • destitute
  • dirt poor
  • disadvantaged
  • down to last cent
  • down-and-out
  • down-at-heel
  • flat
  • impecunious
  • indigent
  • necessitous
  • penniless
  • penurious
  • poor
  • poverty-stricken
  • underprivileged
  • unprosperous
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.