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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

in the chips
Near Antonyms of rich

unaffluent

deprived, disadvantaged, hand-to-mouth, underprivileged

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

depressed, pinched, reduced, straitened

low, short
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

heavy
Words Related to rich

buttery, fat, fatty, greasy, oily

caloric, calorific, fattening

cloying, oversweet

filling, overfilling, satiating, sating

spicy, sugary, sweet

creamy, sauced
Near Antonyms of rich

natural, plain, simple

unseasoned

diet, nonfattening, slimming

nonfat
Antonyms of rich

light, lite

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

heavy

straight, undiluted, unmixed

high-octane, high-test

enriched, fortified

concentrated
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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