Synonyms for disadvantaged
ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒd, -ˈvɑn-dis·ad·van·taged

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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:
   deprived

   Antonyms:
   privileged

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1. List of paraphrases for "disadvantaged":

   underprivileged, less-favoured, deprived, least-favoured, worse-off, under-privileged, disadvantage, vulnerable, disadvantageous, unfavourable, poor, needy, favoured, impoverished, disfavoured, disenfranchised, depressed, unprivileged, destitute, advantaged

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1. Ayman Odeh:

   This is a state of the tycoons against all the disadvantaged in the country.

2. Kenneth Kelly:

   Now is the time for Americans to demonstrate they really appreciate inclusion. Spend money on less fortunate and disadvantaged businesses, where it can have an immediate impact. Be conscious where you're spending your money.

3. James Brown:

   For instance, there is a low representation of African American students in engineering. Sometimes you have students who come from backgrounds where there isn’t a relative or a parent who is involved in engineering, so it’s important that these companies and organizations provide mentors who these students can look to and learn from, if these students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds have mentors to learn from, then they are more likely to look into STEM as a possibility, to be excited by STEM in school.

4. Leslie Cho:

   There is a lot of social demographic factors that makes( women) disadvantaged and I think that’s why they’re returning to work less, it’s a touchy subject, because it’s so socially sensitive.

5. Tom Vilsack:

   I think you have to take you back 20, 30 years, when we know for a fact that socially disadvantaged producers were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture. We know this. We have reimbursed people in the past for those acts of discrimination, but we've never absolutely dealt with the cumulative effect.