DEPRIVATIONS Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

deprivations

noun

plural of deprivation

as in privations

the state of being robbed of something normally enjoyed the concern of some that there has been a deprivation of rights since the passing of laws to combat the threat of terrorism

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Recent Examples of deprivations Although Lange captured Florence Owens Thompson on one of her hardest days, one of Thompson’s daughters described her mother as someone who loved her family and found joy even among the deprivations of the Great Depression. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 Loyal’s drug is designed to trigger some of the same effects, without a dog having to face any of the deprivations experienced by GLP-1 users or the Labradors in the Purina study. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Dyer notes that Cox may well have been confused by the mental and physical trauma of the sinking and the deprivations of five days adrift. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Apr. 2026 Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026 The first season’s view of the deprivations of reality TV captured the apocalyptic feeling of Hollywood in the early aughts, the sense that reality, cheaper to film than a standard network show, would mean the end of jobs. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 And there was a habeas petition, which is a particular kind of lawsuit that allows somebody to challenge the legality of their imprisonment or other deprivations of liberty. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026 Make no mistake, though, Huus Quell is no retreat of deprivations. — Jackie Caradonio, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026 According to plaintiffs, these arrests were frequently accompanied by deprivations of basic human dignity, including being ill-treated, with inadequate food, uncomfortable and crowded sleeping facilities, and without information as to the duration or locations of detention. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

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Yamal has spoken about being recognised on the street at 13, the privations of fame accrued before puberty.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Meanwhile, the European settlers, underprepared for actual conditions in the region, suffered great privations, and only 1,500 remained by 1832.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

Definition of privations

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Long used in commercial kitchens for sinks and countertops, steel sinks contain chromium that provides corrosion-resistance and nickel that adds the brightness pure steel lacks.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
The Anaheim Ducks, at least, had a lot of pace and tempo to help make up for what Carlson’s skating lacks at this point in his career.

— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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Mayer’s three professional defeats have now all come in England, following split-decision losses to Alycia Baumgardner in London in 2022 and Natasha Jonas in Liverpool in 2024.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Rather than immediately exposing maneuver forces to direct contact, Russian commanders typically first attempt to inflict sufficient losses on Ukrainian defenders to make the subsequent assault more manageable.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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