Synonyms for deprive
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Rob — used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something
3. Impoverish
Other
abridge dated
Definitions
- v. 1
Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.
- v. 2
To degrade (a clergyman) from office.
- v. 3
To bereave.
Related words
- Word family
- deprivation
Forms
- Past participle
- deprived
e.g. deprived → rob'd, bereaved, sheared, divested…
Example sentences
- rob Your assumptions may rob someone of their dignity.
- bereave I cannot bereave him of this pleasure.
- divest The company plans to divest its non-core assets.
- impoverish They are trying to impoverish people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deprive | falling | |
| rob | rising | |
| bereave | rising | |
| divest | falling | |
| impoverish | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rob1
- 4 letters
- oust1
- 5 letters
- strip1, shear1
- 6 letters
- divest2, depose2
- 7 letters
- abridge2, bereave2
- 10 letters
- impoverish3, dispossess3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divest2 = 2 syllables).