Definitions

wealthy

[wel-thee] / ˈwɛl θi /

ADJECTIVE

rich; having a lot of money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent independent moneyed prosperous upscale well-heeled well-off well-to-do

WEAK

booming comfortable fat-cat having it made in the money loaded made of money of independent means opulent pecunious rolling in it substantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute poor

WEAK

deprived lacking needy poverty-stricken wanting

Example Sentences

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Had an English editor wished to particularize that nobleman, he would undoubtedly have employed the term WEALTHY, or some other of the epithets characteristic of that quality most esteemed amongst his countrymen.

From Reflections on the Decline of Science in England by Babbage, Charles

The man who has a good wife and good children, enough to take care of them, but not enough to spoil them, is WEALTHY.

From Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers by Brisbane, Arthur

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