in need

ADJECTIVE

begging

Synonyms

STRONG

craving imploring

WEAK

anxious

Antonyms

WEAK

undesirous

ADJECTIVE

deprived

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantaged dispossessed needy underprivileged

STRONG

broke wanting

WEAK

poor

Antonyms

STRONGEST

privileged prosperous rich wealthy

ADJECTIVE

necessitous

Synonyms

WEAK

bad off bankrupt beggared beggarly behind the eight ball broke destitute dirt poor down-and-out empty-handed flat flat broke fortuneless hard up impecunious impoverished in want indigent insolvent low meager moneyless needy on one's uppers pauperized penniless penurious pinched poverty-stricken reduced scanty stone broke strapped suffering truly needy underprivileged unprosperous

ADJECTIVE

poor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute impoverished indigent low meager needy penniless poverty-stricken underprivileged

STRONG

bankrupt down-and-out flat insolvent scanty suffering

WEAK

bad off beggared beggarly behind the eight ball broke dirt poor empty-handed flat broke fortuneless hard up impecunious in want moneyless necessitous pauperized penurious pinched reduced stone broke strapped truly needy unprosperous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent prosperous rich wealthy well-to-do

STRONG

comfortable fortunate solvent

ADJECTIVE

underprivileged

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depressed deprived destitute disadvantaged impoverished indigent needy

WEAK

badly off down and out hapless hard up have-not ill-fated ill-starred in dire straits in want unfortunate unlucky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

prosperous rich wealthy

WEAK

privileged

Example Sentences

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The festival’s successful return to the Castro, with its prime location and renown, buttresses the organization’s future—welcome news in a world in need of just that.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

In addition to housing for low-income residents, it provides job training for residents as well as “supportive services,” such as life skills workshops and cooking classes, to a broader group of participants in need.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

A charity that distributes unsold, but still edible food from supermarkets to people in need has formed a partnership with Hereford Cathedral.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Groups like Plan C and Aid Access have also made it their mission to get pills to women in need.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

“Someone in need of a little help, in fact.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

in need

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