Synonyms of affluent

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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

Latin American demand for Miami property remains strong, especially among affluent condo buyers. —Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025

Writer Alison Boleyn examines why a growing number of affluent Americans now view New Zealand not as a simple getaway but as a long-term investment in lifestyle and stability and a retreat from mounting global uncertainty. —John Vorwald, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2025

Noun

Delivering proportionately more tax relief to those of modest means than to the affluent is a nice thing to do. —Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025

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

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