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adjective

di-ˈprīvd How to pronounce deprived (audio)
Definition of deprivednext
as in disadvantaged
kept from having the necessities of life or a healthful environment a program to help deprived children

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verb

past tense of deprive
1
as in stripped
to take something away from working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep

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2
as in deposed
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne) a prince who had been deprived after those who opposed the monarchy came to power

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Recent Examples of deprived
Adjective
As of this spring, sixteen of its newest homes — two four-bedroom houses and eight one-bedroom units in phase one — are home to people who, until recently, were experiencing homelessness in one of the UK's most beautiful and most deprived counties. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 The alliance jointly fought the 2024 general election and deprived Modi of an outright majority, forcing him to rely on the support of regional parties to form a coalition government. — Shilpa Jamkhandikar, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Verb
That failure deprived the prosecutors, the jury, and ultimately the public of information that may have helped provide a more complete picture of what occurred. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026 That side was a bit of an outlier generally, unfancied after a betting scandal had deprived them of their best striker, Paolo Rossi, for two years before the tournament. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for deprived
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprived
  1. disadvantaged
  2. stripped
  3. deposed
  4. impoverished
  5. sacked
  6. depressed
  7. dismissed
  8. poor
Adjective
  • In Danville, 81% of the roads accounting for most fatalities and serious injuries are located in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • The kids who gained most were already ahead Governments are looking at AI to level the playing field for disadvantaged students.
    — Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of disadvantaged
Verb
  • Errors of execution and discipline forced by the relentlessness of a French team stripped of many of its leading players meant New Zealand was unable to secure its win until the final minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Sustainable investing is already on the back foot, worn down by years of greenwashing scandals, funds quietly stripped of their green labels, and a political backlash that treats ESG as an insult.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
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Verb
  • On June 23, Los Angeles County Court declined to compel Woods to be deposed in California, as the defendants' legal team requested.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The earthquakes pose a great challenge to Rodriguez, the former vice president whose governing coalition took shape after the United States mounted an operation that captured and deposed President Nicolás Maduro.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of deposed
Adjective
  • This British drama series follows a woman named Emma over the course of more than six decades of her life, from the 1900s through the 1970s, working her way from impoverished maid to the world’s richest woman.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • Known as a Neglected Tropical Disease because of the lack of funding to fight it, schistosomiasis is a serious challenge for impoverished communities.
    — William McCarthy, NPR, 4 July 2026
Definition of impoverished
Verb
  • That came in the spring of 2025, about 11 months after his dad had been sacked as coach, when Pochettino, the new manager, gave the younger Berhalter his first national team call-up.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Alfaro had just been sacked by San Lorenzo, his eighth job in 14 years since starting as a 30-year-old following a brief playing career in Argentina.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of sacked
Adjective
  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Supergirl is a story about a depressed, super-powered woman who is pulled out of her bar-hopping to help other people and find her purpose.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026
Definition of depressed
Verb
  • Interviewed following his win on ESPN, the 42-year-old Chestnut dismissed, more or less, the impact of today’s 92 degree New York heat on the proceedings.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • The nonprofit, which alleged the county violated the Surplus Lands Act by not first exploring affordable-housing development at the site, still has not dismissed its lawsuit.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • Overflowing poor drainage areas in urban areas of northwest Hickory and in the Northlakes area of Caldwell County.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
  • There was a lot of poor decision-making with this match, on and off the pitch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
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