1
as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
an opulent upper crust that liked to show off its possessions
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as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
an opulent mansion filled with priceless art and antiques
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Recent Examples of opulent
But that’s downright quaint compared to the opulent shindigs and fabled debauchery of the home’s previous owner.
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Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
The composer shows himself a cartoonish James Bond-type, battling with his prissy critics, while also dallying with his seductive wife, who is represented in opulent violin solos.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Napoleonic tailoring is reworked through a modern lens, and ruffled necklines and opulent bows overtake more demure details.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Dinner is served in the opulent Oak Room Restaurant, and like the curtains, the menu skews towards rich, heavy and conventionally British.
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Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
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Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
The composer shows himself a cartoonish James Bond-type, battling with his prissy critics, while also dallying with his seductive wife, who is represented in opulent violin solos.
—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Napoleonic tailoring is reworked through a modern lens, and ruffled necklines and opulent bows overtake more demure details.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Dinner is served in the opulent Oak Room Restaurant, and like the curtains, the menu skews towards rich, heavy and conventionally British.
—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
2 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for opulent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opulent
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Now, even wealthy patients come because of the quality.
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Most people associate Chicago’s North Shore with suburban wealth, but the city’s wealthiest suburb sits to the west.
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Performance factors purposefully into the mix using soft, durable outdoor marine fabrics from Loro Piana, luxurious marine-grade leathers from Moore & Giles, sculptural plumbing fixtures from Dornbracht, and architectural hardware from Joseph Giles.
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Built on a hillside overlooking Vila Nova de Gaia (where most of the old-line port merchants are located) and the Douro River, the luxurious 82-room hotel gets its identity from the local wine trade.
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Similarly, when planning for color-rich interiors, the right white matters.
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Low-fiber, constipating diets are rich in highly processed or fast foods and dehydrating beverages like excessive alcohol.
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Daniel Mendelsohn, the most recent translator of the Odyssey, preserves that scheme, writing a detailed, luxuriant, often beautiful line.
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The outdoor shower was lined by a wall of luxuriant birds of paradise plants.
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C-suite execs come for a digital detox, chic couples spoil themselves at the spa, and affluent families from Macau sip cocktails by the pool.
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The survey, which polled around 10,000 affluent and high-net-worth individuals across 10 markets, found that 62% use financial professionals and institutions as their main source of investment ideas.
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The findings come at a time when the ultra-luxury market is operating more and more by its own rules.
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This ultra-luxury cruise line possesses a devoted following of single cruisers, due in good part to its attentive crew.
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The set includes 25 hours of interviews, documentaries, and behind-the-scenes materials; deluxe packaging with rare photographs and new illustrations, plus artwork and documents annotated by Kubrick himself.
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Center City was silent except for drug dealers in deluxe cars driving round at night.
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Adorni after revelations of luxury travel, new properties and lavish spending that exceed his modest official salary.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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“Opulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opulent. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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