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Synonyms for deprivation

10 synonyms
12 antonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

privation loss bereavement want

All synonyms

Noun

1. Privation — the state of being deprived; lack

privation, loss, bereavement, want, neediness

Other

dispossession, abridgment US, abridgement UK, spoliation, stripping

Antonyms

abundance, plenty, affluence

All antonyms of deprivation →

Definitions

n. 1
The state of being deprived; lack.
He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.

Related words

Phrases: sleep deprivation

Forms

Plural: deprivations → privations, losses, bereavements, wants…

Example sentences

loss Loss of health is more serious than loss of money.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
deprivation		steady
loss		steady
privation		steady
neediness		rising
dispossession		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: want¹, loss¹
9 letters: stripping², privation³, neediness
10 letters: abridgment, spoliation
11 letters: bereavement³, abridgement³
13 letters: dispossession

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stripping² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: privation
Italiano: privazione