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

Expect business folk, Scandinavian families, well-to-do Danish neighbors popping in for breakfast or dinner, as well as leisure travelers from the US and beyond, who know about this nook of the city. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

The Cove Residences Miami The pursuit of longevity and wellness among the world’s well-to-do goes back millennia in history! — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

To be clear, this is a depiction of a relatively well-to-do turf house. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026

Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide after a man and woman were found fatally shot inside a Westwood home early Friday, sending shock waves through the well-to-do neighborhood. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026