Needy
Needy adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.
Usage example: those generous souls who regularly give money and donate clothes to help the needy
Possessionless and needy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Possessionless" instead an adjective "Needy".
Possessionless
Needy and possessionless are semantically related. You can use "Needy" instead an adjective "Possessionless".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and needy
- poor and possessionless
- penurious and needy
- penurious and possessionless
- indigent and needy
- indigent and possessionless
- beggarly and needy
- beggarly and possessionless
- ruined and needy
- ruined and possessionless
- impoverished and needy
- impoverished and possessionless
- destitute and needy
- destitute and possessionless
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Possessionless and Needy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/needy/possessionless
Needy & Possessionless. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/needy/possessionless>.
Possessionless or Needy. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/needy/possessionless.
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