needy (Meaning)
needy (n)
needy people collectively
needy (s)
poor enough to need help from others
demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree
needy (superl.)
Distressed by want of the means of living; very por; indigent; necessitous.
Necessary; requiste.
Synonyms & Antonyms of needy
Synonyms:
- pauperized
- down-and-out
- underprivileged
- out at elbows
- famished
- impecunious
- needful
- deprived
- out at the elbows
- hard up
- depressed
- penniless
- penurious
- necessitous
- skint
- bankrupted
- out of pocket
- dirt-poor
- destitute
- poverty-stricken
- broke
- indigent
- bankrupt
- beggared
- disadvantaged
- threadbare
- beggarly
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- hand-to-mouth
- bust
- ruined
- down on one's luck
- pinched
- distressed
- reduced
- poorish
- cash-strapped
- dispossessed
- straitened
- unaffluent
- short
- busted
- possessionless
- low
- hardscrabble
- insolvent
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word needy
needy people collectively, poor enough to need help from others, demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degreeDistressed by w
poor,impoverished, pauperized, down-and-out, underprivileged, out at elbows, famished, impecunious, needful, deprived
affluent,wealthy, opulent, opulent, monied, moneyed, wealthy, affluent, rich, moneyed
The impoverished family was in dire need of food and shelter.
The needy children relied heavily on donations for their education.
The local charity provided assistance to those in need within the community.
The homeless woman sat on the streets, her needy eyes pleading for help.
