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 man said he donated an old car to the charity, believing it would be used to benefit children in need.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In a later conversation, in July 2025, the peer described the No 10 operation as "beleaguered and bereft" and in need of a "complete revamp".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In one message, Lord Mandelson describes No 10 as "beleaguered and bereft" and in need of a "complete revamp".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Those in need of larger numbers still can then turn to various shorthands, such as Knuth arrows, devised in 1976 by the computer scientist Donald Knuth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“If I go home today,” he said evenly and clearly, “tomorrow I will open my door again to any man in need who knocks.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

in need

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