We should help the needy.
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Needy
//ˈniːdi//
Synonyms for "needy" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (39)
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1 entriesis a
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7 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
49 translations across 27 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- δεόμενος adj (in need, poor)
- χρεῖος adj (in need, poor)
Arabic
1 entries- مِسْكِين adj (in need, poor)
Bengali
3 entries- আল্হাদে adj (in need, poor)
- মিসকিন adj (in need, poor)
- মুহতাজ adj (in need, poor)
Bulgarian
2 entries- беден adj (in need, poor)
- нуждаещ се adj (in need, poor)
Catalan
2 entries- freturós adj (in need, poor)
- necessitat adj (in need, poor)
Czech
2 entries- chudý adj (in need, poor)
- potřebný adj (in need, poor)
Finnish
3 entries- köyhä adj (in need, poor)
- puutteenalainen adj (in need, poor)
- vähävarainen adj (in need, poor)
French
2 entries- dans le besoin adj (in need, poor)
- nécessiteux adj (in need, poor)
Georgian
2 entries- გაჭირვებული adj (in need, poor)
- საჭიროების მქონე adj (in need, poor)
German
1 entries- bedürftig adj (in need, poor)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 adj (in need, poor)
Irish
1 entries- díothach adj (in need, poor)
Italian
3 entries- bisognoso adj (in need, poor)
- indigente adj (in need, poor)
- povero adj (in need, poor)
Latin
2 entries- egens adj (in need, poor)
- inops adj (in need, poor)
Māori
1 entries- takaonge adj (in need, poor)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- trengende adj (in need, poor)
Persian
2 entries- فقیر adj (in need, poor)
- نیازمند adj (in need, poor)
Polish
2 entries- biedujący adj (in need, poor)
- potrzebujący adj (in need, poor)
Portuguese
3 entries- carenciado adj (in need, poor)
- carente adj (needing constant affirmation)
- necessitado adj (in need, poor)
Romanian
2 entries- nevoiaș adj (in need, poor)
- sărac adj (in need, poor)
Russian
1 entries- нужда́ющийся adj (in need, poor)
Sanskrit
1 entries- ध्रिगु adj (in need, poor)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- uireasbhach adj (in need, poor)
Spanish
3 entries- menesteroso adj (in need, poor)
- necesitado adj (in need, poor)
- pobre adj (in need, poor)
Swedish
1 entries- behövande adj (in need, poor)
Turkish
3 entries- fakir adj (in need, poor)
- muhtaç adj (in need, poor)
- yoksul adj (in need, poor)
Ukrainian
1 entries- нужде́нний adj (in need, poor)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The city supplied the needy with blankets.
Source: tatoeba (246118)
Aniq turned slowly at the sound of the needy, narcissistic gurgle that sounded from behind him.
Source: tatoeba (501722)
What marvelous work he's doing, donating books to needy children!
Source: tatoeba (1123540)
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