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affluent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of affluent

having goods, property, or money in abundance
  • He is affluent and can afford to send his children to the best schools.
Synonyms of affluent

flush, loaded, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-endowed, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do
Words Related to affluent

better-off, comfortable, propertied, prosperous, substantial, successful

flourishing, prospering, thriving

advantaged, blessed (also blest), privileged
Phrases Synonymous with affluent

in the chips
Near Antonyms of affluent

unaffluent

deprived, disadvantaged, hand-to-mouth, underprivileged

bankrupt, bankrupted, beggared, broke, indebted, insolvent, pauperized, ruined

depressed, pinched, reduced, straitened

low, short
Antonyms of affluent

destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken

Synonym Discussion of affluent

rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. 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

affluent

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of affluent

a stream that flows into a larger body of water
  • The Nipigon and the St. Louis rivers are affluents of Lake Superior.
Synonyms of affluent

bayou, branch, feeder, tributary
Words Related to affluent

backwater

brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet

fountainhead, head, headwater, source
Antonyms of affluent

distributary, effluent

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