poorer
More badly off
Poorer is the comparative form of poor, indicating a greater degree of poverty or lesser quality than something else.
It most often describes financial circumstances: The economic downturn left many families poorer than before.
It can also compare quality or condition: The sequel was poorer than the original.
While "more poor" is grammatically possible, poorer remains the standard comparative form in both formal and casual usage.
Utterly without means
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
privation · want · insufficiency · scarcity · dearth · paucity · dispossession · lacking
A smaller amount
- worseMore unfavorable than before
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
- inferiorOf lower rank
weaker · lower · declining · worsening · deteriorating · lessened · decreased · shrinking
Lacking permanent residence
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
desperation · hopelessness · vulnerability · marginalization · begging · struggling · suffering · hand-to-mouth
Measurable difference between things
- gapUnfilled space between
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
- classGrouping by shared traits
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
income · stratification · divide · exclusion · polarization · discrimination · unequal · bottom
Plan for spending
- affordableReasonably priced
- economySystem of trade and production
- discountReduced price offered
- frugalSparing with resources
thrift · modest · low-income · bargain · inexpensive · cheap · economical · secondhand
destitute
Utterly without means
- underprivilegedLacking usual social advantages
- underservedInsufficiently provided for
- penuryExtreme lack of money
indigence · privation · want · insufficiency · scarcity · dearth · paucity · dispossession · lacking · needy
less
A smaller amount
- worseMore unfavorable than before
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
inferior · weaker · lower · declining · worsening · deteriorating · lessened · decreased · shrinking · dwindling
homelessness
Lacking permanent residence
- unemploymentBeing without paid work
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
survival · desperation · hopelessness · vulnerability · marginalization · begging · struggling · suffering · hand-to-mouth · scraping
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- gapUnfilled space between
- socioeconomicRelating to income and status
- classGrouping by shared traits
wealth · income · stratification · divide · exclusion · polarization · discrimination · unequal · bottom · lower-class
budget
Plan for spending
- affordableReasonably priced
- economySystem of trade and production
- discountReduced price offered
frugal · thrift · modest · low-income · bargain · inexpensive · cheap · economical · secondhand · pre-owned
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- wedding vowsI do, I will, to have and to hold, till death do us part, forever
poorerwealthier
More financially prosperous
richer · better-off · better off · flush · bigger
- poor thingExpression of sympathetic pity
- poor tasteDeficient aesthetic judgment
- poor healthLacking physical wellness
- dirt poorExtremely lacking in money
- poor baby
- poor sportOne who handles defeat badly