as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
a well-off couple adopted the baby
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Recent Examples of well-off
Stock holdings are disproportionately concentrated among the more well-off and give them greater financial flexibility.
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Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The bundling of flights, transfers and accommodation opened up foreign travel to less well-off consumers who previously could only holiday at home.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Working in the shadows, asylum-seekers without well-off sponsors find themselves in limbo, stuck in substandard housing or reliant on small networks of church or immigrant advocacy groups.
—Palabra, al, 22 Mar. 2023
In that way, the benefits would be accessible to all and not just the well-off who can afford to use such technologies.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
An inevitably moving tale as Little Bird, now mid-twenties, part of a well-off Jewish elite and engaged, sets off into the Canadian prairies to encounter the truth of her past.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2023
And that the most welcome gift from a more well-off and well-meaning mother is to send cash?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
That’s when, amid economic uncertainty, the well-off feel more of the bite.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Rob Wile, NBC news, 16 Sep. 2025
The bundling of flights, transfers and accommodation opened up foreign travel to less well-off consumers who previously could only holiday at home.
—Ian King, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
For better or worse, the richest have long been able to wrest stars from the less well-off; there is, though, a welcome debate to be had about how much PSR solidifies the status quo.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Working in the shadows, asylum-seekers without well-off sponsors find themselves in limbo, stuck in substandard housing or reliant on small networks of church or immigrant advocacy groups.
—Palabra, al, 22 Mar. 2023
In that way, the benefits would be accessible to all and not just the well-off who can afford to use such technologies.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2023
An inevitably moving tale as Little Bird, now mid-twenties, part of a well-off Jewish elite and engaged, sets off into the Canadian prairies to encounter the truth of her past.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 18 Mar. 2023
And that the most welcome gift from a more well-off and well-meaning mother is to send cash?
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2023
That’s when, amid economic uncertainty, the well-off feel more of the bite.
—Justin Lahart, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for well-off
Adjective
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Lo doesn’t need this gig and takes it on a lark; the film instead builds her anxiety by surrounding her with the Bullmers’ rude, wealthy friends, who replace the novel’s media-world characters.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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Much of the market’s strength has benefited wealthier Americans, whose incomes are more closely tied to stock performance.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Being part of this team, there’s so much rich history.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The cool colors seemed colder, the warm ones red-hot, and the subtle gradations across the spectrum were seemingly infinite and filled with rich detail.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wealth, in the view of an increasing cohort of affluent individuals, is more than money.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
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Robert Carroll, a New York state assemblyman who represents Brooklyn, said given the research showing more affluent consumers are more likely to buy online, $3 is not going to break the bank, and such a fee could be a boon to the state’s infrastructure budget.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Well-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/well-off. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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