We should help the needy.
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Needy
/ˈniːdi/
Synonyms for "needy" (95 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (29)
depressed populationdepriveddestitutedisadvantageddown at the heeldown-and-outflatfleecedfortuneghetto-dwellersghettoizedhard upimpeccableimpecuniousimpoverishedin needin ragsin reduced circumstancesin wantindigent
Noun(1 words)
dirt poor
Related words (47)
necessitouson reliefon welfareout at elbowspauperizedpennilesspenuriouspinchedpoorpoverty strickenpoverty-strickenstarvelingstonystraitenedstrappedstrippedthe disadvantagedthe distressedthe down-and-outthe forgotten man
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the have-notsthe needythe other americathe poorthe underprivilegedthe urban poorunderdeveloped nationunderprivilegedunprosperousup against itwelfare rolls
Adjective(11 words)
necessitousneedierneediestpoorpoor conditionpoorerpoverty-strickenthe destitutethe impoverishedthe poorthirsty
Verb(1 words)
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10 entriesextremely needyfinancially needyneedy childrenneedy communitiesneedy familiesneedy familyneedy householdsneedy individualsneedy populationneedy students
Inflections
2 entriesmore needymost needy
Derivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The city supplied the needy with blankets.
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Aniq turned slowly at the sound of the needy, narcissistic gurgle that sounded from behind him.
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What marvelous work he's doing, donating books to needy children!
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