wealthy

wealthy
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. rich, affluent, opulent, moneyed; worth a fortune; well-to-do, well-off; rich as Croesus, made of money, rolling in money, flush, in funds, well-heeled, in the chips, in the money, loaded, filthy rich (sl.), rolling in dough (sl.), in the big time (sl.), rolling high (sl.).
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. prosperous, moneyed, affluent; see rich 1 .
See Synonym Study at rich .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
rich, affluent, well-off, *rolling in dough, comfortable, prosperous, *well-heeled, *well-to-do, moneyed, opulent, *filthy rich, *on easy street, *loaded, financially secure.
ANT.: poor, destitute, penniless
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Possessing a large amount of money, land, or other material possessions: affluent, flush, moneyed, rich. Slang: loaded. Idioms: having money to burn, in the money, made of money, rolling in money. See RICH.

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