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

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He spent the offseason at two of the premier destinations for struggling players in need of an overhaul: Driveline Baseball in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Cressey Sports Performance in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a report of victim in need of medical assistance at 2:30 a.m. on South Broadway, according to the LAPD.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Volunteers handed out medicine to anyone who needed it, and clothes were left in piles on the ground in the hopes they would be given to people in need.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

The challenges facing the power grid are acute and much of the country’s equipment is decades old and in need of replacement or repair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

It leaned a bit on its foundations and was sorely in need of paint.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

in need

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