poor

nouns

people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
"the urban poor need assistance"
poor, poor people
antonym
rich

adjectives

deserving or inciting pity
"a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"
hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched
having little money or few possessions
"deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"
poor
is derived from
poorness
antonym
rich
is similar to
lacking funds
"`skint' is a British slang term"
broke, bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke
is similar to
poor enough to need help from others
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
is similar to
not having enough money to pay for necessities
hard up, impecunious, in straitened circumstances, penniless, penurious, pinched
is similar to
having no money
"virtually moneyless rural regions"
moneyless
is similar to
without income or means
"left his family unprovided for"
unprovided for
see also
lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
underprivileged
is an attribute of
the condition of (corporate or personal) finances
financial condition
characterized by or indicating poverty
"the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"
poor
is derived from
poorness
antonym
rich
is similar to
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
"a beggarly existence in the slums"; "a mean hut"
beggarly, mean
is similar to
(of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty
"a slummy part of town"; "slum conditions"
slummy
lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances
"a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"
poor
is derived from
poorness
is derived from
poorness
antonym
rich
is similar to
lacking or deficient in natural resources
resourceless
not sufficient to meet a need
"an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"
inadequate, poor, short
is derived from
poorness
unsatisfactory
"a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"
poor
is derived from
poorness
is similar to
having undesirable or negative qualities
"a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
bad