Synonyms for needy
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Poor
poor, indigent, destitute, impoverished, poverty-stricken, penniless, impecunious, hard up, pinched, broke, stony, beggarly, penurious, bankrupt, insolvent, strapped, beggared, moneyless, necessitous dated
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Definitions
- adj. 1
In need; poor.
Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer.
Related words
- Word family
- neediness
Example sentences
- impoverished The war lasting for years impoverished the country.
- destitute It was there that this destitute child was born.
- indigent Being indigent is a misfortune, not a crime.
- clingy My girlfriend thinks I'm overprotective and clingy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| needy | falling | |
| impoverished | rising | |
| destitute | steady | |
| indigent | falling | |
| clingy | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- poor1
- 5 letters
- broke1, stony2
- 6 letters
- clingy
- 7 letters
- pinched1
- 8 letters
- bankrupt2, strapped1, indigent3, beggarly, beggared
- 9 letters
- destitute3, penniless3, insolvent3, moneyless3, penurious4
- 11 letters
- impecunious, necessitous
- 12 letters
- impoverished3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (stony2 = 2 syllables).