PROPERTIED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

propertied

adjective

Definition of propertied

as in better-off

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Recent Examples of propertied Those writing the new constitution determined that men of substance, the wealthy, could be counted on to vote for men of good character who would end the chaos in the country and protect the interests of the propertied classes. — Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024 Edward Gibbon, who was ultimately elected to the UK Parliament, was born into a propertied English family that had lost most of its fortune in the South Sea Bubble of the 1720s but later regained it. — Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2023 Until quite recently, the club also refused to admit show people, who started displacing oilmen as the West Side’s propertied class in the 1910s. — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 16 June 2023

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Adjective

The survey also showed that a shrinking number of households expect to feel better-off financially in a year.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of better-off

Adjective

Never forget that Harkness was once a CIA operative and perhaps served a higher calling before creating his own mercenary network and taking jobs for monied sleazebags like Cantor.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
The Dashwoods had to reorient their entire lives after financial disaster, ultimately being partially saved by some moneyed cousins, but that’s not the sort of thing available to everyone.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of moneyed

Adjective

Agnes’s gay son, Oscar, has decided to marry wealthy widow and former lady’s maid Enid, whose social ambitions will benefit from the prestige gloss of Oscar’s last name.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
But there is another ballot measure that also would tax California’s wealthiest citizens that is getting far less attention — and has even garnered support from some billionaires who oppose Proposition 40.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of wealthy

Adjective

The backstory This property has quite the history—originally built in 1868, its roots date back to the Gilded Age era when affluent families summered here (and big names like the Vanderbilts and the Astors took up residence nearby).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Lamont and Republican gubernatorial contender Ryan Fazio, both from the affluent Fairfield County suburb of Greenwich, share the conviction that taxing the rich would spark an exodus of wealthy households from Connecticut.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of affluent

Adjective

Stewart began his long and prosperous life in Yorkshire, England, as the youngest of three boys.

— Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
But our very flag represents an earnest desire to work together to create a prosperous place to live, work and raise a family.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosperous

Adjective

In Johnstown, Walzer went to a consolidated high school, with kids from the well-to-do borough of Westmont and from the working-class township of Upper Yoder.

— Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
For this new chapter in Britain, the son of King Charles III and his family have made their home in the Cotswolds, an idyllic region west of London that is popular with celebrities and the otherwise well-to-do.

— Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of well-to-do

Adjective

Dream Pairs Square-Toe Platform Knee-High Boots These $58 boots are both similar to Jenner’s and super duper comfortable.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
The sibling who brought this to our attention isn’t comfortable bringing it up directly (our family is deeply non-confrontational and private but loving and connected).

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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