🥺poor

adjective
/pʊr/ or /pɔːr/

Meaning

Lacking sufficient money, resources, or quality.
having little money; lacking resources; of low quality

Example Sentences

The poor family struggled to buy food.

The poor family struggled to make ends meet.

Example Expressions

poor health

Synonyms

needy, impoverished, destitute, weak, inferior, underprivileged
Entry 1
needy, impoverished, destitute, weak, inferior
Entry 2
impoverished, needy, destitute, underprivileged

Antonyms

rich, wealthy, strong, affluent, prosperous
Entry 1
rich, wealthy, strong
Entry 2
rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous

Collocations

poor condition, poor performance, poor quality, poor family, poor health
Entry 1
poor condition, poor performance, poor quality, poor family
Entry 2
poor quality, poor health, poor performance

More Example Sentences

We suffer from poor internet in this area.

We are angry at the company for poor service.

The manager blamed the loss on poor planning.

She criticized the team for poor communication.

This issue is connected with poor communication.

They are annoyed with the poor customer support.

This issue is associated with poor communication.

They are angry with the organizers for poor communication.

No matter what happens, does anybody really care to help the poor?

Who knows problems of how many poor families are not solved these days for not being able to pay dowry?

Related Vocabularies

less important than the main thing; secondary; of or relating to a subsidiary company
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in a dying state; near death or becoming obsolete
real and existing, not just imagined or supposed
very great in amount; too powerful or difficult to deal with
related to or involving the sense of touch

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