rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires.
became rich through shrewd investing
wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things.
wealthy landowners
affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth.
an affluent society
opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people.
an opulent mansion
Examples of wealthy in a Sentence
He is a wealthy entrepreneur.
the wealthiest nations in the world
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Newport Mansions, Rhode Island Newport is heavily associated with the Gilded Age, as wealthy families owned summer retreats in this coastal community.—Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 About 40 percent came from families too wealthy to have qualified previously.—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025 Larry Rudolph had been a prominent dentist in Pittsburgh, as well as an active member of the Safari Club, an international organization for wealthy and connected big-game hunters.—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2025 President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch Friday, a day after the newspaper published a story reporting on his ties to wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.—Jill Colvin, Fortune, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for wealthy
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