Synonyms of affluent

affluent 1 of 2

adjective

ˈa-(ˌ)flü-ənt 

as in wealthy

having goods, property, or money in abundance

he is affluent and can afford to send his children to the best schools

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wealthy
• rich
• well-to-do
• moneyed
• monied
• opulent
• successful
• well-off
• well-heeled
• well-endowed
• prosperous
• fat-cat
• better-off
• silk-stocking
• deep-pocketed
• comfortable
• loaded
• well-fixed
• in the chips
• fat
• privileged
• propertied
• thriving
• flush
• prospering
• substantial
• advantaged
• flourishing
• blest
• blessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• impoverished
• needy
• indigent
• destitute
• impecunious
• penniless
• penurious
• disadvantaged
• deprived
• underprivileged
• poverty-stricken
• bankrupt
• indebted
• hand-to-mouth
• insolvent
• depressed
• ruined
• unaffluent
• broke
• short
• low
• reduced
• straitened
• pinched
• pauperized
• skint
• beggared
• bankrupted

affluent

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noun

as in tributary

a stream that flows into a larger body of water

the Nipigon and the St. Louis rivers are affluents of Lake Superior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tributary
• influent
• confluent
• feeder
• bayou
• branch
• backwater
• headwater
• source
• brook
• creek
• rivulet
• fountainhead
• run
• rill
• streamlet
• brooklet
• headstream
• head

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• effluent
• distributary

Synonym Chooser

How is the word affluent distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of affluent are opulent, rich, and wealthy. While all these words mean "having goods, property, and money in abundance," affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth.

an affluent society

When could opulent be used to replace affluent?

The synonyms opulent and affluent are sometimes interchangeable, but opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people.

an opulent mansion

When is rich a more appropriate choice than affluent?

The words rich and affluent are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires.

became rich through shrewd investing

When can wealthy be used instead of affluent?

Although the words wealthy and affluent have much in common, wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things.

wealthy landowners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affluent

Adjective

Not to be overlooked, affluent enclaves in the Mountain West like Park City, Utah’s 84060 deliver median list prices exceeding $3.4 million, anchored by monumental properties asking $40 million. —Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025

Mamdani also carried Crown Heights (55 percent) and Bedford-Stuyvesant (64 percent), longtime hubs of Cuomo’s base of older, Black voters but also nowadays home to many younger, affluent residents. —Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 25 June 2025

Noun

But the affluent of many past periods also invested in the shared betterment of society, understanding that doing so helped justify the existence of wealth inequality. —Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025

The author also notes that the illusion of easy prosperity promotes a cycle of self-blame among the poor, benefiting the affluent who are not obligated to assist their less fortunate neighbors. —Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024

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