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poorest

ADJECTIVE

least

Synonyms

STRONG

bottom first gutter infinitesimal last minimum minute nadir second third

WEAK

atomic entry-level feeblest fewest finical lowest meanest microcosmic microscopic minimal minutest molecular most trivial next to nothing niggling piddling short-end tiniest trivial unimportant

Antonyms

STRONG

big huge large substantial

WEAK

most

Example Sentences

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The country climbed from being one of the poorest to the third-richest country in Europe over 100 years through 1970 without high levels of taxation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

They now own six times as much, in total, as the poorest 50%.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Notably, Palmdale and Lancaster, some of the county’s poorest areas, could have its highest sales tax.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Pope Leo said: "My thoughts go to the poorest, to families experiencing difficulty and to prisoners who are often forced to live in troubling hygienic and sanitary conditions."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Lou Gehrig is in the seventh school district, otherwise known as the South Bronx, one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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