Synonyms for underprivileged
ˈʌn dərˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, -ˈprɪv lɪdʒdun·der·priv·i·leged

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1. underprivilegedadjective

   lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

   Antonyms:
   privileged, sweetheart

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1. List of paraphrases for "underprivileged":

   disadvantaged, less-favoured, dispossessed, worse-off

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1. Jules Feiffer:

   I used to think I was poor. Then they told me I wasn't poor, I was needy. They told me it was self-defeating to think of myself as needy, I was deprived. Then they told me underprivileged was overused. I was disadvantaged. I still don't have a dime. But I have a great vocabulary.

2. Mark Rank:

   One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All. we focus a lot of time on ... inner-city, minority groups living in dilapidated housing as an image of poverty in this country.

3. Maja Niksic:

   The elderly might benefit more from educational campaigns aimed at improving their understanding of potential symptoms of cancer, and, perhaps, differentiating these from other age-specific disorders, such as osteoarthritis, both groups( the underprivileged and the elderly) need to have affordable and appropriate transport options to reach health services.

4. Judge Robinson:

   It is uncontroverted that PPKM and PPSLR serve hundreds of underprivileged women in the State of Kansas, it is in the public interest to allow these individuals to be treated by the qualified provider of their choice, and to have that provider reimbursed under Medicaid pending a trial on the merits in this case.

5. Paul Begala:

   Well it's bad policy as well as bad politics. For that amount of money, you could fund free pre-k for every 3 and 4-year-old for 10 years. You can do a lot more good for poor people, communities of color and the underprivileged by doing pre-k. You could forgive all medical debt, which unlike student debt is not freely entered into.