neediest
Worst off financially
Neediest is the superlative of needy—the most in need of help, resources, or emotional support.
It often appears in charitable contexts: The fund helps the neediest families in our community.
When describing emotional neediness, it carries a critical edge: She's the neediest person I've ever dated.
Lacking most resources
- pennilessCompletely without money
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
down-and-out · dispossessed · pauperized · starving · wretched · forlorn · beggarly · vagrant
Lacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
vulnerable · struggling · lacking · wanting · deficient · underresourced · have-nots · left-behind
Tending to hold on
- attention-seekingCraving others' focus
- demandingRequiring great effort
- insecureLacking self-assurance
- dependentRequiring outside support
craving · longing · pleading · insistent · validation-seeking · anxious · high-maintenance · codependent
poorest
Lacking most resources
- pennilessCompletely without money
- homelessWithout a dwelling
- indigentExtremely poor, lacking necessities
impoverished · down-and-out · dispossessed · pauperized · starving · wretched · forlorn · beggarly · vagrant · forsaken
underprivileged
Lacking usual social advantages
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- impoverishedExtremely lacking in money
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
underserved · vulnerable · struggling · lacking · wanting · deficient · underresourced · have-nots · left-behind · forgotten
clingy
Tending to hold on
- attention-seekingCraving others' focus
- demandingRequiring great effort
- insecureLacking self-assurance
dependent · craving · longing · pleading · insistent · validation-seeking · anxious · high-maintenance · codependent · approval-seeking