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have the wherewithal

ADJECTIVE

thriving

Synonyms

STRONGEST

booming burgeoning developing flourishing growing healthy prosperous robust wealthy

STRONG

advancing arrived blooming cooking progressing prospering roaring rolling

WEAK

doing well going strong have it made home free on top of heap prolific rich sitting pretty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failing infirm poor unhealthy

WEAK

declining languishing losing

Example Sentences

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They have the wherewithal since they get loan repayments every year, often 15% or more of their asset base.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Documentaries are also often made by small independent producers who may not have the wherewithal to finance a wide release — a problem Amazon does not have, Robbins noted.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

“To have the wherewithal to not blink,” Allen said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

An example: Chesney will have the wherewithal to build a significantly more expensive coaching staff than his predecessors.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Afterward, you want to show your appreciation, but you don’t have the wherewithal to make a substantial gift of money like some wealthy merchant or noble.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

have the wherewithal

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