unaffluent

adjective

Definition of unaffluentnext
as in deprived

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffluent
  1. deprived
  2. disadvantaged
  3. underprivileged
  4. impecunious
  5. poor
  6. needy
  7. impoverished
  8. dispossessed
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
Definition of deprived
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
Adjective
  • Now, Emanuel is raising money for a New Hampshire nonprofit organization that provides bicycles to underprivileged children, in addition to raising his profile.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
  • An Orange County judge had ordered the catchy radio and TV ads be taken down by Monday, June 8, for allegedly misleading donors that the money was spent on underprivileged children in California.
    — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 5 June 2026
Definition of underprivileged
Adjective
  • Traumatized into silence, the de facto orphan stays living with the kindly but guilt-ridden, grieving and impecunious Hiroshi.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Since then, it has been performed across much of the world, being ideally suited to these impecunious times and very masterfully written.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of impecunious
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
Definition of poor
Adjective
  • The center-needy Lakers would love to have Duren, while a sign-and-trade that would send Duren to Boston and Brown to the Pistons is a popular rumor.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Money given directly to needy mothers and children is overwhelmingly spent to cover necessary goods or services, according to Chastity Lord, president and chief executive of the Jeremiah Program, which works to improve economic mobility for single mothers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 June 2026
Definition of needy
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
Adjective
  • Conover keeps his readers waiting for too long, almost half the book, before saying anything about how the San Luis Valley came to be a magnet for the dispossessed.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Three days after his 10th birthday, his father, a depressed junkman, killed himself, and the experience of misfortune fueled the young artist’s identification with the dispossessed.
    — Peter Saenger, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
Definition of dispossessed
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“Unaffluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unaffluent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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