Synonyms for deprived
dɪˈpraɪvdde·prived

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1. deprived, disadvantagedadjective

   marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

   "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law"

   Synonyms:
   disadvantaged

   Antonyms:
   privileged

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1. List of paraphrases for "deprived":

   private, closed, disadvantaged, privy, dispossessed, denied, stripped, depriving, robbed, less-favoured

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1. Tawny Holmes:

   Not all deaf children can learn to hear or speak, children as old as 13 to 14 show up at schools for the deaf, and they are language deprived. They have a limited understanding. The social and emotional impact is so deep. They have had no access to language since birth, despite being constantly conditioned in spoken English.

2. Jorge Baron:

   People are being deprived of access to information.

3. John McManus:

   The shutdown we are seeing now is completely avoidable, decisions made during the drought deprived salmon of the water that they need to survive. By doing so, they took away our livelihood.

4. George Washington:

   I shall not be deprived. of a comfort in the worst event, if I retain a consciousness of having acted to the best of my judgment.

5. Michael Breus:

   If you’re among the many Americans who are sleep deprived, it probably won’t be difficult for you to fall asleep at the new time.