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Needy

🔄 Synonyms of "Needy"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
destituteverb	Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
impoverished	Reduced to poverty.
indigentnoun	Poor; destitute; in need.
poornoun	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
necessitous	(archaic) Needy, indigent, destitute, poor.
poverty-stricken	Very poor.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
necessitous	(archaic) Needy, indigent, destitute, poor.
poor	With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
indigentnoun	Poor; destitute; in need.
destitutenoun	Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
impoverished	Reduced to poverty.
poverty-stricken	Very poor.
needed	Necessary; being required.
needverb	(transitive) To have an absolute requirement for.
needsnoun	(archaic) Either directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
necessary	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
required	Necessary; obligatory; mandatory.
dependent	Relying upon; depending upon.
fortunate	Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
precarious	(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
demanding	Making great demands in terms of quality, quantity, accuracy or other criteria; difficult to satisfy.
vulnerable	More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
difficult	Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
difficultynoun	The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
hard-pressed	(idiomatic, usually with to-infinitive) Barely able. Having difficulty doing something.
hardshipnoun	Difficulty or trouble; hard times.