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Detailed Synonyms for poor in English

poor:

poor adj

  1. poor
  2. poor
  3. poor
  4. poor
  5. poor
  6. poor
    terrible; miserable; abominable; poor; paltry; meagre; meager
  7. poor
    poor
  8. poor
  9. poor
  10. poor
  11. poor
  12. poor
  13. poor
  14. poor
  15. poor
  16. poor
    – deserving or inciting pity 1
    poor; pathetic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; pitiable; piteous; hapless; misfortunate
    – deserving or inciting pity 1
  17. poor
    – unsatisfactory 1
    poor
    – unsatisfactory 1
    • poor adj
      • a poor light for reading1
      • poor morale1
      • expectations were poor1
  18. poor
    – having little money or few possessions 1
    poor
    – having little money or few possessions 1
    • poor adj
      • deplored the gap between rich and poor countries1
      • the proverbial poor artist living in a garret1
  19. poor
    – lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances 1
    poor
    – lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances 1
    • poor adj
      • a poor land1
      • the area was poor in timber and coal1
      • food poor in nutritive value1
  20. poor
    – characterized by or indicating poverty 1
    poor
    – characterized by or indicating poverty 1
    • poor adj
      • the country had a poor economy1
      • they lived in the poor section of town1
  21. poor
    – not sufficient to meet a need 1
    poor; short; inadequate
    – not sufficient to meet a need 1
    • poor adj
      • a poor salary1
    • short adj
      • money is short1
      • on short rations1
      • food is in short supply1
      • short on experience1
    • inadequate adj
      • an inadequate income1

poor [the ~] nom

  1. the poor
    – people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) 1
    the poor; the poor people
    – people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) 1

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Related Definitions for "poor":

  1. deserving or inciting pity1
    • Oh, you poor thing1
    • his poor distorted limbs1
  2. unsatisfactory1
    • a poor light for reading1
    • poor morale1
    • expectations were poor1
  3. having little money or few possessions1
    • deplored the gap between rich and poor countries1
    • the proverbial poor artist living in a garret1
  4. lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances1
    • a poor land1
    • the area was poor in timber and coal1
    • food poor in nutritive value1
  5. characterized by or indicating poverty1
    • the country had a poor economy1
    • they lived in the poor section of town1
  6. not sufficient to meet a need1
    • a poor salary1
  7. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)1
    • the urban poor need assistance1

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