Synonyms of fat-cat

fat-cat 1 of 2

adjective

as in wealthy

having goods, property, or money in abundance

the economy was in recession, but the fat-cat financiers on Wall Street didn't seem to be suffering

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

fat cat

2 of 2

noun

1

as in have

a wealthy person

that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• have
• capitalist
• silk stocking
• deep pocket
• money
• plutocrat
• magnate
• Croesus
• moneybags
• billionaire
• heir
• heiress
• tycoon
• moneymaker
• millionaire
• jeunesse dorée
• multimillionairess
• multimillionaire
• nabob
• money-spinner
• multibillionaire
• zillionaire
• gazillionaire
• jet-setter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• have-not
• pauper
• beggar
• bankrupt

2

as in heavyweight

one of high position or importance within a group

a candidate that has the backing of most of the party's fat cats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heavyweight
• heavy
• big
• big boy
• big gun
• big wheel
• major leaguer
• big leaguer
• lion
• heavy hitter
• big cheese
• king
• queen
• magnate
• big shot
• prince
• tycoon
• big-timer
• bigfoot
• wheel
• biggie
• kingfish
• princess
• nibs
• nawab
• kahuna
• bigwig
• kingpin
• nob
• nabob
• baron
• honcho
• high-muck-a-muck
• czar
• muckety-muck
• pooh-bah
• mogul
• VIP

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nobody
• nothing
• lightweight
• zero
• subordinate
• nonentity
• twerp
• whippersnapper
• zilch
• inferior
• underling
• mediocrity
• obscurity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fat-cat

Adjective

Writers, broadcasters and even fat-cat owners do it as well. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

But perhaps the biggest antidote to The Studio’s overdog problem is that its fat-cat Apple TV+ profile can easily be spun as good for everybody. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025

Noun

Nah, that's for the fat cats and money-grubbers. — Steph Wagner, CNBC, 1 Jan. 2026

Though many corporations could still afford suites, fat cats high-fiving while their employees lost their jobs and their companies were taking bailouts was a bad look. — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025