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rich

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of rich

1 having goods, property, or money in abundance

you would have to be quite rich to be able to afford a home in that neighborhood

Synonyms of rich

affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, loaded, moneyed (also monied), opulent, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-endowed, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do

Words Related to rich

better-off, comfortable, propertied, prosperous, substantial, successful

flourishing, prospering, thriving

advantaged, blessed (also blest), privileged

Phrases Synonymous with rich

Near Antonyms of rich

deprived, disadvantaged, hand-to-mouth, underprivileged

bankrupt, bankrupted, beggared, broke, indebted, insolvent, pauperized, ruined, skint [chiefly British]

depressed, pinched, reduced, straitened

Antonyms of rich

destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken

2 containing much seasoning, fat, or sugar

stay away from rich foods before you sing tonight

Synonyms of rich

Words Related to rich

buttery, fat, fatty, greasy, oily

caloric, calorific, fattening

cloying, oversweet

filling, overfilling, satiating, sating

spicy, sugary, sweet

Near Antonyms of rich

natural, plain, simple

diet, nonfattening, slimming

Antonyms of rich

3 having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)

rich wines complemented the meal

Synonyms of rich

big, concentrated, full, full-bodied, heady, lusty, muscular, plush, potent, robust, strong

Words Related to rich

straight, undiluted, unmixed

high-octane, high-test

enriched, fortified

Near Antonyms of rich

dilute, diluted, watered-down, watery

Antonyms of rich

delicate, light, mild, thin, thinned, weak, weakened

4 producing abundantly

rich farmland

Synonyms of rich

cornucopian, fat, fecund, fertile, fructuous, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, prolific

Words Related to rich

bearing, generative, producing, yielding

abounding, abundant, bountiful

copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plenitudinous

blooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming, thriving

creative, inventive, original

Near Antonyms of rich

meager (or meagre), scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse

Antonyms of rich

barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive

Synonym Discussion of rich

rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent mean having goods, property, and money in abundance. rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires.

- became rich through shrewd investing

wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things.

- wealthy landowners

affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth.

- an affluent society

opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people.

- an opulent mansion

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