Synonyms of needy

needy

adjective

ˈnē-dē 

as in impoverished

lacking money or material possessions

those generous souls who regularly give money and donate clothes to help the needy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impoverished
• poor
• broke
• indigent
• destitute
• needful
• deprived
• impecunious
• beggared
• bankrupt
• necessitous
• famished
• penniless
• down-and-out
• penurious
• poverty-stricken
• depressed
• dirt-poor
• pauperized
• beggarly
• disadvantaged
• hard up
• underprivileged
• bankrupted
• out of pocket
• threadbare
• out at elbows
• out at the elbows
• skint
• distressed
• dispossessed
• down on one's luck
• ruined
• unaffluent
• insolvent
• busted
• bust
• pinched
• reduced
• cash-strapped
• short
• straitened
• poorish
• possessionless
• hardscrabble
• hand-to-mouth
• low
• tapped out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wealthy
• rich
• affluent
• well-to-do
• moneyed
• fat
• monied
• opulent
• flush
• well-off
• comfortable
• prosperous
• well-heeled
• fat-cat
• deep-pocketed
• silk-stocking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of needy

President Trump's flurry of orders restricting immigration and promising mass deportations violate core Christian principles of caring for the poor and needy, religious leaders in multiple denominations said. —April Rubin, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025

Shawn became a mentor to Michaels; both had to contend with corralling the swirling egos of needy creative types while meeting a regular weekly deadline. —Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025

As Jon, Luc Clopton sports in winning fashion Larson’s gentle flop of hair and a needy, but self-deprecating nature. —Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2025

And knowing the struggles of needy dogs, owners flooded the comments with their own experiences. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025