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deficient(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
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in reduced circumstances(expression, idiom)
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meager(flat, poor, low, sad)
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moneyless(flat, poor, low, exhausted)
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needful(poor, distressed, destitute, impoverished)
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unprosperous(flat, poor, low, meager)
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bad off(expression, flat, poor, low)
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dead broke(expression, poor, exhausted, bankrupt)
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depleted(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
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dirt poor(expression, flat, poor, low)
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discontented(sad, unhappy, down, depressed)
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flat broke(expression, flat, poor, low)
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on relief
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on welfare
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reduced(flat, poor, low, meager)
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wanting(poor, exhausted, distressed, lacking)
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wiped out(expression, poor, exhausted, wanting)
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wretched(sad, unhappy, down, depressed)
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bad
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behind eight ball(expression, idiom, flat, poor)
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APASmart Define. (2016). needy thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/needy/thesaurus/synonyms
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