in want

ADJECTIVE

depleted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drained reduced vacant weakened

STRONG

bare collapsed decreased depreciated emptied lessened sapped sold spent used wasted worn

WEAK

all in bleary destitute devoid of effete far-gone kaput out of pooped out short of sold out sucked out used-up washed out without resources worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energized full

WEAK

augmented enlarged increased unconsumed unused

ADJECTIVE

indigent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute impoverished needy penniless poverty-stricken

WEAK

beggared busted down and out flat broke hard up homeless impecunious necessitous penurious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent 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 need 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 need 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

poverty-stricken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute distressed impoverished indigent needy poor strapped

WEAK

bad off bankrupt beggared beggarly broke dirt poor down-and-out hard up impencunious in dire circumstances in great need miserably poor moneyless necessitous needful penniless penurious short stone broke stranded suffering unmoneyed wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent happy lucky rich wealthy

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 need unfortunate unlucky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

prosperous rich wealthy

WEAK

privileged

Example Sentences

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It evokes a thatched hut, a giant upturned basket and, especially, a vacant, human-size cage—a trap in want of prey.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Visiting her chilly mother in Liverpool, she becomes a girl in want of kindness and not getting much.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2023

Each day, 22 people die in want of organs, which should dishearten all Americans.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2023

The M2 MacBook Pro already feels sort of like a laptop in want of an audience.

From The Verge • Jul. 1, 2022

Therese turns her head weakly from side to side, like a hungry baby or a bird in want of food.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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