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Synonyms for rich

61 synonyms
41 antonyms
4 meanings

adjective

Most common

wealthy affluent well-to-do moneyed abundant plentiful fertile racy

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Wealthy — wealthy, having a lot of money and possessions

wealthy, affluent, well-to-do, moneyed, fat, opulent, well-off, prosperous, well-heeled informal, loaded, warm, mellow, easy, comfortable, well-fixed, oleaginous, rolling, oofy slang dated UK

2. Abundant — plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling

abundant, plentiful, luxurious, ample, full, sumptuous, copious, lush, lavish, generous, elegant, luxuriant, bountiful, teeming, flush, superb, substantial, exuberant, grand, plush, abounding, plenteous dated

3. Fertile — yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful

fertile, productive, fruitful, fecund, prolific

4. Racy

racy, full-bodied, robust

Other

deep, valuable, luscious, delicious, bright, gorgeous, colorful US, colourful UK, splendid, vivid, exquisite, precious, expensive

Antonyms

poor, impoverished, down-and-out

All antonyms of rich →

Definitions

adj. 1
Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
adj. 2
Plentiful, abounding, abundant, fulfilling.
rich in fiber; rich in traditions
adj. 3
Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful.
rich soil or land; a rich mine
adj. 4
Having an intense fatty or sugary flavour.
a rich dish; rich cream or soup; rich pastry; a very rich chocolate cake

Related words

Word family: richdom richen riches richly richness richweed
Phrases: filthy rich rich client rich man's disease stinking rich

From weakest to strongest

From the opposite of rich, on the left, to its strongest synonyms, on the right.

Example sentences

fat Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
wealthy He can't be very wealthy, judging from his salary.
affluent He lived in the most affluent community of Algiers.
abundant Fossil fuels are abundant in that vast continent.
plentiful For some, excuses are plentiful to remain idle.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
rich		rising
fat		rising
wealthy		rising
affluent		steady
moneyed		steady
abundant		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: fat¹
4 letters: full¹, easy², deep¹, warm¹, lush¹, racy², oofy
5 letters: grand¹, flush¹, vivid², ample², plush¹
6 letters: bright¹, loaded², superb², robust², lavish², mellow², fecund
7 letters: rolling², wealthy², elegant³, fertile², copious³, opulent³, teeming², moneyed²
8 letters: valuable³, gorgeous², precious², generous³, abundant³, colorful³, splendid², prolific³, affluent³, fruitful², luscious²
9 letters: expensive³, delicious³, exquisite³, luxurious⁴, colourful, plentiful³, sumptuous², exuberant⁴, bountiful³, abounding³, luxuriant⁴, plenteous
10 letters: productive³, prosperous³, oleaginous⁵
11 letters: comfortable⁴, substantial³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: riche
Italiano: ricco
Español: acaudalado
Deutsch: ausgiebig
Català: ric