poor
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Sense: Adjective: lacking worldly goods
Synonyms:
destitute, poverty-stricken, broke Collocations , impoverished, penniless, needy, down-and-out, down on your luck , feeling the pinch , hard up , indigent, penurious, skint , dirt-poor
Antonyms:
wealthy Collocations, well-to-do, rich Collocations, affluent Collocations, loaded Collocations, flush Collocations, prosperous, well-off, solvent, in the money , rolling in money, raking it in , minted , sorted
Sense: Adjective: lacking quality
Synonyms:
bad Collocations, terrible Collocations, horrible Collocations, awful Collocations, pitiful, shoddy, second-rate, atrocious, cheap Collocations, pathetic, lousy Collocations , crummy , crappy , shitty , substandard, sub-standard, subpar, sub-par, suboptimal, sub-optimal, piss-poor
Antonyms:
first-class, excellent Collocations, outstanding Collocations, extraordinary Collocations, superb Collocations, premium Collocations, refined Collocations, sophisticated Collocations, well made, awesome Collocations, admirable, award-winning, blue-ribbon, cracking , smashing , golden Collocations, grand Collocations, high-end
Sense: Adjective: meager
Synonyms:
meager, meagre , scanty, scant Collocations, sparse Collocations, skimpy, slim Collocations, scarce Collocations, stingy Collocations, niggardly
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Sense: Adjective: unfertile - land
Synonyms:
unproductive, infertile, unfertile, barren Collocations, desolate, unfruitful, sterile, waste Collocations, stark Collocations
Antonyms:
fertile, productive, prolific, lush Collocations, blooming, flourishing, virile, priceless Collocations
Sense: Adjective: worthy of pity
Synonyms:
pitiful, pathetic, wretched Collocations, sorry Collocations, sad Collocations, pitiable, miserable Collocations, poor old , lamentable
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fortunate Collocations, privileged, advantaged, blessed Collocations, lucky Collocations, rich Collocations, favored
Sense: Noun: needy people - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
the needy, the underprivileged, have-nots, poor people, homeless people, the homeless, the destitute, beggars, paupers , those in need, deprived people, underprivileged people, the impoverished masses
Antonyms:
the rich, the haves, favorites, millionaire, billionaire, the stinking rich, the privileged few, the upper echelons, upper class, fat cat, aristocracy