Synonyms of better-off

better-off

adjective

as in successful

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of better-off

After all, these programs helped to create the class of better-off retirees who fund the group today. — Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

Lower earners historically see higher rates of inflation than their better-off counterparts, said Morgan Stanley economist Heather Berger. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026

Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson housing projects were built and black folks settled in, dreaming of moving in with their better-off cousins who lived near Lenox Avenue. — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026

When New York boldly expanded free preschool a decade ago, classroom quality climbed mostly in better-off neighborhoods, failing to lift poor children. — Bruce Fuller, Oc Register, 27 Dec. 2025

The pumpkin would most likely have been stewed, possibly with meat, but pies reflected British heritage and were a common staple in better-off households. — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

Poorer school districts could also struggle to access the latest AI technology, widening the gap with areas that are better-off, Robin Lake, director of Arizona State University’s Center on Reinventing Public Education, told CNN. — Nic F. Anderson, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025

In the 1870s, workers and domestic servants were still living close to their employers in back alleys and compounds behind the homes of the better-off. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 May 2025