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- pronunciation:
- por
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
poorer, poorest |
| definition 1: |
without money, possessions, or other basic needs.
The community center serves free meals to poor people.- synonyms:
- broke, destitute, penniless
- antonyms:
- affluent, prosperous, rich, wealthy
- similar words:
- bankrupt, needy
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| definition 2: |
wanting; lacking.
The land was so poor that nothing could grow there.- synonyms:
- deficient, inadequate, insufficient
- antonyms:
- good, rich
- similar words:
- inferior, meager, mean
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| definition 3: |
below standard.
She got a poor grade on the test.- antonyms:
- excellent, fine, first-class, good, grand, great, respectable, sterling, superb, superior, superlative
- similar words:
- awful, base, incapable, inferior, mean, pathetic, shabby, sorry, sour, weak, wretched
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| definition 4: |
having bad fortune or bad luck.
The poor woman's husband died.- synonyms:
- miserable, pitiful, sorry, unfortunate, unlucky, wretched
- antonyms:
- fortunate, lucky
- similar words:
- pathetic
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| related words: |
bad, bum, cheap, defective, destitute, lousy, pitiful, puny, stingy, wan, worthless |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(used with a plural verb) poor people considered as a group (usually used with "the").
There are many community programs to help the poor.- synonyms:
- homeless
- antonyms:
- rich
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The words poor, pore, and pour sound alike but have different meanings.
Word Builder: poor +
- poorly:
in a poor way; not well.
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