feel the pinch

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 poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for 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

Example Sentences

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As households feel the pinch from rising prices at the bowser, Chalmers said the government would offer 13 million workers a new Aus$250 payment each year.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Companies that sell consumer goods like food, clothes or cleaning products are starting to feel the pinch as lower-earning consumers tighten their budgets in the face of higher energy costs and a stagnant job market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

He believes that if the labor market continues to weaken, at some point consumers will feel the pinch, threatening a key pillar of the U.S. economy.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

She said the state is “absolutely going to be looking at every way that we can fill the void given our resources, but we are going to feel the pinch of this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

I could feel the pinch of its heat.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

feel the pinch

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