What can I say instead of underprivileged?

Synonyms of underprivileged
  • deprived.
  • disadvantaged.
  • impoverished.
  • poor.
  • depressed.
  • needy.
  • indigent.
  • unprivileged.

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What is a better term for underprivileged?

synonyms for underprivileged

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to underprivileged, such as: depressed, deprived, destitute, disadvantaged, handicapped, and impoverished.

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Is underprivileged a politically correct term?

Usually the poor class people are one's deprived of the basic privileges being bestowed either due to lack of education or lack of empathy. Yes, underprivileged is politically correct.

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What is a professional way to say poor people?

penniless. poverty-stricken. underprivileged. bankrupt. down-and-out.

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How do you politely say poor people?

beggar
  1. alms person.
  2. bankrupt.
  3. dependent.
  4. down-and-out.
  5. guttersnipe.
  6. indigent.
  7. mendicant.
  8. pauper.

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How do you say poor in a sophisticated way?

  1. destitute.
  2. impoverished.
  3. low.
  4. meager.
  5. needy.
  6. penniless.
  7. poverty-stricken.
  8. underprivileged.

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How do you say financially poor?

Here are some alternative phrases that should come in handy if you have to explain your situation or turn down an invitation for financial reasons.
  1. I'm running a little low on funds.
  2. I'm feeling the pinch at the moment.
  3. I'm temporarily in the red.
  4. I'm nearly running on empty.
  5. My resources are a little depleted.

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What is politically correct for poor people?

And saying “poor countries” sounds patronizing. In US-speak, you say “low income” people and you say, “developing countries.” Doesn't that seem more polite and respectful? Being “low income” or “developing” sounds much more transitory, like a temporary inconvenience.

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How do you say poor without being rude?

Synonyms of poor
  1. impoverished.
  2. broke.
  3. deprived.
  4. needy.
  5. beggared.
  6. bankrupt.
  7. indigent.
  8. impecunious.

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How do you describe a low income community?

Low-Income Community means a local community, neighborhood, or rural district in which the median income does not exceed 80 percent of the median income for the area in which such census tract or block numbering area is located.

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Is it less privileged or underprivileged?

Someone underprivileged doesn't have the advantages other people have. Underprivileged people usually live in poverty. A privilege is a right or an advantage, and people who are underprivileged lack such rights and advantages. Many times, this word is used as a synonym for poor.

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What can I say instead of underserved communities?

Try this…
  • People with lower incomes.
  • People/households with incomes below the federal poverty level.
  • People with self-reported income in the lowest income bracket (if income brackets are defined)
  • People experiencing poverty (do not use “underserved” when meaning low SES)

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What is another word for poor and destitute?

On this page you'll find 86 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to destitute, such as: bankrupt, exhausted, impoverished, indigent, insolvent, and needy.

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What is a big word for poor?

1 needy, indigent, impoverished, destitute, penniless, poverty-stricken, necessitous, straitened.

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What is the idioms of being poor?

They were destitute. He's on the bread line. She's in debt / overdrawn / bankrupt. He's doing a minimum-wage job.

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What are three synonyms for poverty?

famine
  • dearth.
  • destitution.
  • drought.
  • misery.
  • paucity.
  • poverty.
  • scarcity.
  • starvation.

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What is the difference between underprivileged and underserved?

Underprivileged is usually used to describe a person who does not enjoy the same standard of living or rights as a majority of people in a society. Underserviced or underserved on the other hand refers to people or communities receiving inadequate or disproportionately low levels of service, especially from the state.

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How do you describe an underserved community?

Underserved Populations/Communities

Groups that have limited or no access to resources or that are otherwise disenfranchised.

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What is another word for diversity and inclusion?

synonyms for ethnic inclusiveness

On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ethnic inclusiveness, such as: pluralism, diversity, cross-culturalism, cultural diversity, ethnic mosaic, and multiracialism.

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What does socially underprivileged mean?

: deprived through social or economic condition of some of the fundamental rights of all members of a civilized society. : of or relating to underprivileged people.

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What is considered underprivileged?

: having less money, education, etc., than the other people in a society : having fewer advantages, privileges, and opportunities than most people : poor or disadvantaged.

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How do you use underprivileged in a sentence?

Many underprivileged members of our society will suffer severely in such a situation. Not only is he underprivileged, but he may well be living in some danger. Deprived and underprivileged as they are, to deprive them of their beer would really be the last straw.

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How do you describe low socioeconomic status?

People with a lower socioeconomic status usually have less access to financial, educational, social, and health resources than those with a higher socioeconomic status. As a result, they are more likely to be in poor health and have chronic health conditions and disabilities. Also called SES.

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What do you call poor communities?

An impoverished area or neighborhood. low-income neighborhood. ghetto. shanty. slum.

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