SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
affluent
adjective
Having considerable wealth or financial resources.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Having considerable wealth
Closest synonyms
Related words and expressions
These extend or explain the idea and may require a different sentence structure.
Usage distinction
Return to topFlush and loaded are informal; financially comfortable may imply less wealth than affluent.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See affluent in use
The affluent donor helped fund the community theater.
An affluent graduate offered supplies from her well-funded studio, and the group described the gift as altruistic because she sought no payment, publicity, or special access in return.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
Synonym reference scope and sources
The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license