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

Melissa Peterman, McEntire’s Reba co-star, plays needy bartender Gabby, and the cast also includes Rex Linn (Emmett), Tokala Black Elk (Takoda), and Pablo Castelblanco (Steve). —Marc Berman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

The mission of the group is to reduce food waste and feed needy community members. —Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025

Catch up quick: The case centered on a long-running federal program for feeding needy children. —Kyle Stokes, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025

Typically, women are also more likely to quit work to care for needy family members than men. —Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025