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Deprive

🔄 Synonyms of "Deprive"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
divestverb	(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
dispossessverb	To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
impoverishverb	(transitive) To make poor.

↔️ Antonyms of "Deprive"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
enrichverb	(transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deprive"

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Word	Definition
divestverb	(transitive) To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice).
dispossessverb	To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
impoverishverb	(transitive) To make poor.
stripverb	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
deprivationnoun	(uncountable) The state of being deprived; lack.
excludeverb	(transitive) To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
expropriateverb	(transitive) To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
precludeverb	(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
oustverb	(transitive) To expel; to remove.
refuseverb	(transitive) To decline (a request or demand).
shirkverb	(transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
prohibitverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
preventverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
removeverb	(transitive) To delete.
disarmverb	(transitive) To deprive of weapons; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.
eliminateverb	(transitive) To completely remove, get rid of, put an end to.
withdrawverb	(transitive) To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
denyverb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
evadeverb	(transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
withholdverb	(transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.