Synonyms of depriving

depriving

verb

present participle of deprive

1

as in stripping

to take something away from

working those long hours was depriving him of his sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stripping
• divesting
• bereaving
• defrauding
• denuding
• shortchanging
• abating
• cheating
• bankrupting
• impoverishing
• cleaning (out)
• disfurnishing

2

as in deposing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deposing
• dismissing
• sacking
• toppling
• displacing
• unseating
• dethroning
• ousting
• banishing
• removing
• firing
• unmaking
• usurping
• uncrowning
• ejecting
• unthroning
• defrocking
• subverting
• supplanting
• expelling
• overthrowing
• retiring
• discharging
• mustering out
• chasing
• canning
• extruding
• casting out
• routing
• cashiering
• drumming (out)
• booting (out)
• bouncing
• running off
• throwing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crowning
• installing
• initiating
• investing
• inaugurating
• inducting
• electing
• appointing
• baptizing
• enthroning
• designating
• throning
• instating
• baptising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depriving

The easily readable summations that AI creates mean users have fewer incentives to click through to publisher sites, depriving sites of traffic and, ultimately, ad income. —Geoffroy Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

Yoon survived a first impeachment vote last weekend, when his party largely boycotted the vote, depriving parliament of a quorum. —Joyce Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024

The soldiers also captured individuals enslaved by the Patriots, depriving the enemy of critical manpower. —Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024

Ongoing attacks have crippled Gaza's water and sanitation systems, depriving children of safe water and endangering their health. —Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024

According to court documents, he was charged with willfully depriving Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, of their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable seizures, which includes the right to be free from a police officer's use of unreasonable force during a seizure. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024

Meanwhile, Haley was acquitted of depriving Nichols of his civil rights causing death but found guilty on the lesser charge of depriving him of his civil rights resulting in bodily injury. —Deena Zaru, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024

He's accused of depriving Breonna Taylor and others of their civil rights in the police raid that ended in Taylor's death. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024

Louisville Courier Journal A jury will hear federal prosecutors' case for the second time against a former Louisville Metro Police detective accused of depriving Breonna Taylor and others of their civil rights in the police raid that ended in Taylor's death starting Tuesday. —Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 14 Oct. 2024