Synonyms for slum
slʌmslum

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1. slum, slum areaverb

   a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions

   Synonyms:
   slum area

2. slumverb

   spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive

   "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"

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1. slumnoun

   Synonyms:
   close (in a city), alley, lane, dark retreat, low neighborhood

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1. List of paraphrases for "slum":

   slums, shantytown, favela, kibera, indiscriminate, random, ghetto, squatter

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1. Charlemagne Hernandez:

   I come from a slum in Manila originally, so it's true, it's not the same kind of poverty, but if you're hungry, you're hungry. That's a benchmark you can not deny.

2. Tin Swe Myint:

   We just don't know how many people exactly were buried since we don't have any data on people living there, it was just a slum with these ... workers living in makeshift tents.

3. Magdalene Mwikali:

   When Pope Francis weaved through the slum's narrow streets in Pope Francis popemobile, adoring crowds reached out to touch Pope Francis hand as Pope Francis waved from behind a clear protective covering. Women ululated as children crooned Swahili welcome songs. ' I'm so happy, we are so blessed, he's left all those rich neighborhoods to come here.

4. Spiro Agnew:

   To one extent, if you've seen one city slum, you've seen them all.

5. Nawneet Ranjan:

   Girls and women suffer the most in a slum, as they often have no resources and are not aware of their rights, i wanted to teach the girls how to use technology to get ahead.