neediest

ADJECTIVE

deprived, impoverished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

destitute disadvantaged indigent penniless poor poverty-stricken underprivileged

STRONG

down-and-out flat

WEAK

beggared dead broke dirt poor down at heel down to last cent impecunious necessitous penurious unprosperous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent lucky privileged prosperous rich wealthy

Example Sentences

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Help from The Times’s annual Neediest Cases Fund has bolstered recipients as their journeys continue.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

This article is part of a series recounting the stories of people who received help from nonprofit organizations supported by The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

The Times’s 111th annual Neediest Cases Fund campaign began yesterday.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

With financial support from The Neediest Cases Fund, the organization has been working to ensure that health care workers in Bidi Bidi refugee camp in northern Uganda have adequate personal protection equipment.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

And Feeding America, another beneficiary agency of The Neediest Cases Fund, has been working with its network of 200 U.S. food banks to address food insecurity, particularly as families gather for holidays.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021