WEALTH Synonyms: 248 Similar and Opposite Words

wealth

noun

ˈwelth

Definition of wealth

as in assets

the total of one's money and property her wealth increased to the point where she could afford several luxurious homes

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as in loads

a considerable amount a wealth of advice from all quarters on how they should spend their lottery winnings

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as in abundance

an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs a wealth of documentation to support her thesis

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Recent Examples of wealth The partners of billionaires have long been appointed to roles distributing their spouses’ wealth through philanthropic and political giving. — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026 McKenzie and his outfit are usually conversing with agents, advisors, business and wealth managers about who may have capital needs as opposed to individual athletes themselves. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2026 The ballot includes proposals on wealth taxes, affordable housing, state budget reserves, election rules, homeownership, medical research and environmental regulations. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 The way Rauh sees it, Prop 40 trades a stream of income-tax revenue in the future for a more immediate payout of wealth-tax revenue today. — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wealth

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Noun

If tokenization can demonstrate meaningful capital formation and genuine secondary-market liquidity in sport, the implications could extend beyond it, supporting the broader adoption of tokenized assets across the economy.

— Julian La Picque, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
These early plutocrats made their fortunes on immovable assets — gold, land, oil, the natural riches of California.

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

Definition of assets

Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

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Indeed, in a separate 2025 study led by Cordiner, the JWST found 3I/ATLAS to have one of the greatest abundances of carbon dioxide ever seen in a comet.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
That abundance could reduce dependence on lithium mining and price fluctuations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of abundance

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Alaska Airlines, Boise Airport’s main flight provider, will soon launch nonstop service from Idaho’s capital city to Santa Rosa, California.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026
The country's upper house of parliament voted last month to require UBS to hold 90% of Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, or about $16 billion in extra shares, as collateral to support its foreign subsidiaries.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of capital

Noun

The audacity to try is a matter of courage—and Cohen, the primary vocalist, has a ton.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026
To protect Mexico’s tourism-reliant economy, the Navy is fighting a massive sargassum bloom that dumps thousands of tons of seaweed onto Caribbean beaches daily.

— David Shortell Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

But the Lions lost a slew of experienced players from the team that went 11-2 and struggled in the early going this season.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
Microsoft has been ramping up spending on data centers to accommodate high AI computing demand, supplying cloud services to Anthropic, OpenAI and a slew of other companies.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of slew

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The proposition would allow local governments to create economic development districts with the ability to issue bonds, make loans, and award grants of public money.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Spring Grove Cemetery, a historic cemetery in Hartford’s North End that fell into disrepair, is about to get a major boost with $225,000 in state grant money expected after the city agreed to accept the funds this week.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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