Synonyms of rich
20 similar words · 60 opposite words
Another word for rich is well-to-do. Other synonyms of rich are wealthy, well-endowed, fat and moneyed. The opposite of rich is poor.
Synonyms and similar words for rich
adjectiveWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- bow-legged wi' brass humorousWealthy; having lots of money.
- comfortably offReasonably wealthy; well off.
- filthy richVery rich (wealthy).
- loadedPossessing great wealth.
- fatOily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- minted British, Ireland
- moneyedAffluent, rich.
- moneybagsA wealthy person.
- of meansPossessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.
- rich as CroesusVery wealthy.
- rolling
- rolling in doughSynonym of rolling in it (“rich”).
- rolling in it
- upper crust
- wealthyPossessing financial wealth; rich.
- well-endowedHaving a substantial income, wealthy; (usually includes a notion of endowment, versus bootstrapping).
- well-heeledAffluent, prosperous, or even (of the highest degree) rich.
- well offOf a person: in fortunate circumstances, especially having financial security, at any level from intermediate...
- well-to-doRich, prosperous, financially stable and comfortable.
- oofy UK, datedHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
Opposite of rich
adjectiveWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- poorWith no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- almslessNot having any alms; impoverished.
- arm
- badly offIn unfortunate circumstances, especially having financial difficulty.
- bankrupt
- beggaredPoor; empoverished.
- beggarly
- boracic
- brokeBroke off, rich, wealthy.
- broken
- broker than the Ten CommandmentsExtremely impoverished.
- destitute
- dirt poor
- disadvantaged
- down and outIn a condition of poverty or debility, especially as a result of experiencing a financial or personal setback.
- down at heel
- down on one's luckUnlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.
- down on one's uppersImpecunious, lacking money.
- empty-handed
- farthinglessWithout a farthing; very poor.
- feeling the pinch
- flat
- goodless
- hard up
- impecuniousLacking money.
- impoverished
- in need
- indigent
- insolvent
- lower-class
- moneyless
- necessitous
- needy
- pauperized
- penniless
- penuriousImpoverished; wanting for money.
- pinched
- pok kai slangHaving no money; broke; bankrupt.
- poor as a church mouseVery poor, to the point of starving or begging; utterly destitute.
- poor as a ratSynonym of poor as a church mouse.
- poor as JobExtremely poor, destitute.
- possessionlessWithout possessions.
- poverty-ridden
- poverty-strickenVery poor.
- shillinglessWithout a shilling; broke.
- skint
- stone-broke
- stony-broke
- strapped
- unwealthyNot wealthy.
- wealthlessHaving little or no wealth; poor.
- depauperate obsolete
- groatless archaic, rareWithout a groat; very poor.
- oofless UK, datedShort of money; poor.
- stuck archaic, slang
- threadbare archaic, obsoleteOf a person: wearing clothes of threadbare (sense 1) material; hence, impoverished, poor.
adjectivePlentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
adjectiveElaborate, having complex formatting, multimedia, or depth of interaction.
Meaning of rich
- adjective Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- adjective Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
- adjective Remunerative.
rich in other languages
Questions about synonyms of rich
- What is another word for rich?
- Rich has 20 synonyms on Word.ws, such as well-to-do, wealthy, well-endowed, fat and moneyed.
- What is the opposite of rich?
- The opposite of rich is poor. Other antonyms of rich are penurious, poverty-stricken, lower-class, broken and arm.
- What does rich mean?
- Rich means wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
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