have-not
One without means
A have-not is someone who lacks wealth or resources, contrasted with the haves—those who possess them.
The term appears almost exclusively in the phrase the haves and the have-nots, describing economic inequality between rich and poor, or between advantaged and disadvantaged nations.
Extremely lacking in money
- pennilessCompletely without money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- poorLacking sufficient resources
penurious · pauperized · poverty-stricken · hand-to-mouth · subsistence · low-income · struggling · cash-strapped
Pushed to society's edges
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
voiceless · disempowered · alienated · stigmatized · minoritized · othered · sidelined · overlooked
Lacking social or economic resources
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- gapUnfilled space between
divide · imbalance · systemic · barriers · socioeconomic · class · hierarchy · stratification
Being without something
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
want · privation · insufficiency · paucity · deprivation · without · bereft · missing
impoverished
Extremely lacking in money
- pennilessCompletely without money
- destituteUtterly without means
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
poor · penurious · pauperized · poverty-stricken · hand-to-mouth · subsistence · low-income · struggling · cash-strapped · bankrupt
marginalized
Pushed to society's edges
- disenfranchisedDeprived of voting rights
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- outsiderOne excluded from group
underserved · voiceless · disempowered · alienated · stigmatized · minoritized · othered · sidelined · overlooked · forgotten
disadvantaged
Lacking social or economic resources
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
gap · divide · imbalance · systemic · barriers · socioeconomic · class · hierarchy · stratification · haves
lacking
Being without something
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- deficiencyLack of something needed
dearth · want · privation · insufficiency · paucity · deprivation · without · bereft · missing · void
welfare
Comfort and prosperity
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- aidSupport given freely
relief · benefits · subsidy · alms · support · philanthropy · donation · grant · shelter · humanitarian
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
- social classesupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, nobles
- wealth statuspoor, rich, wealthy, affluent, middle-class
- underclasspoor, pauper, peasant, homeless, serf
- oppressedslave, serf, captive, prisoner, hostage
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
have-notelite
Superior select group
privileged · empowered · advantaged · insider · ruling class