Synonyms of neediness

neediness

noun

as in poverty

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions

a family's general level of neediness is the determining factor in the allocation of charitable donations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poverty
• misery
• necessity
• impoverishment
• indigence
• penury
• poorness
• destitution
• pauperism
• beggary
• need
• impecuniousness
• impecuniosity
• deprivation
• penuriousness
• wretchedness
• want
• destituteness
• exigency
• woe
• privation
• bankruptcy
• emergency
• gutter
• insolvency
• rainy day
• austerity
• pinching
• belt-tightening
• straitening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wealth
• affluence
• richness
• opulence
• prosperity
• wealthiness
• luxury