Synonyms of well-to-do

well-to-do

adjective

ˌwel-tə-ˈdü 

as in wealthy

having goods, property, or money in abundance

a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wealthy
• rich
• affluent
• moneyed
• well-off
• successful
• opulent
• well-heeled
• well-endowed
• prosperous
• fat-cat
• better-off
• deep-pocketed
• silk-stocking
• loaded
• comfortable
• well-fixed
• in the chips
• propertied
• fat
• privileged
• flush
• thriving
• prospering
• substantial
• advantaged
• flourishing
• blessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• impoverished
• needy
• indigent
• destitute
• impecunious
• penniless
• penurious
• disadvantaged
• underprivileged
• deprived
• poverty-stricken
• indebted
• bankrupt
• hand-to-mouth
• insolvent
• ruined
• depressed
• broke
• unaffluent
• short
• low
• reduced
• pinched
• straitened
• pauperized
• beggared
• skint
• bankrupted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of well-to-do

But by rooting her tale in Maya’s family ties, the writer-director explores the complicity of well-to-do South Asian diasporas, and the foundations that afford them the luxury of emigrating in the first place. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries depict well-to-do folks sporting eyeglasses — including Benjamin Franklin, who invented bifocals. — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026

Ella Beatty plays the daughter of a well-to-do New England family who develops a close relationship with her maid after abuse from her parents. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Due to Western sanctions, only a few international carriers still fly in and out of Moscow, including Turkish Airlines and Emirates, which many well-to-do Russians use to reach hubs in Istanbul and Dubai. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026