rich

adjective

ˈrich

: having abundant possessions and especially material wealth

: having high value or quality

: well supplied or endowed

a city rich in traditions

: magnificently impressive : sumptuous

: vivid and deep in color

a rich red

: full and mellow in tone and quality

a rich voice

: having a strong fragrance

rich perfumes

: highly productive or remunerative

a rich mine

: having abundant plant nutrients

rich soil

: highly seasoned, fatty, oily, or sweet

rich foods

: high in the combustible component

a rich fuel mixture

: high in some component

cholesterol-rich foods

: entertaining

also : laughable

: meaningful, significant

rich allusions

: lush

rich meadows

: pure or nearly pure

rich lime

richness noun

Example Sentences

Her investments have made her rich. The dictionary is a rich source of information. a rich and spicy soup The food was a little too rich for me. Their country has a rich cultural heritage. This area has a rich history. She has a rich vocabulary. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Nutrient-rich foods have also been found to boost brain health.

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Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 See More

rich

adjective

as in wealthy

having goods, property, or money in abundance you would have to be quite rich to be able to afford a home in that neighborhood

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

as in fatty

containing much seasoning, fat, or sugar stay away from rich foods before you sing tonight

Synonyms & Similar Words

fatty
spicy
greasy
heavy
buttery
oily
sweet
fattening
fat
creamy
filling
calorific
caloric
cloying
sugary
satiating
oversweet
sating
overfilling
sauced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

light
simple
natural
plain
lite
diet
unseasoned
slimming
nonfattening
nonfat

as in robust

having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor) rich wines complemented the meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

robust
potent
strong
concentrated
big
full-bodied
full
plush
lusty
heady
muscular
enriched
heavy
fortified
unmixed
undiluted
straight
high-octane
high-test

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

thin
weak
mild
light
delicate
thinned
weakened
dilute
watery
diluted
watered-down

as in fertile

producing abundantly rich farmland

Synonyms & Similar Words

fertile
prolific
lush
abundant
fruitful
productive
fecund
luxuriant
generous
creative
plentiful
inventive
generative
bountiful
fat
producing
fructuous
copious
liberal
bearing
cornucopian
yielding
teeming
plenteous
thriving
abounding
bursting
original
flourishing
blooming
swarming
plenitudinous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

unproductive
sterile
dead
barren
sparse
infertile
unfertile
meager
unfruitful
scanty
skimpy
meagre
spare
scant
skimp

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of rich are affluent, opulent, and wealthy. While all these words mean "having goods, property, and money in abundance," rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires.

became rich through shrewd investing

The words affluent and rich can be used in similar contexts, but affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth.

an affluent society

The words opulent and rich are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people.

an opulent mansion

The meanings of wealthy and rich largely overlap; however, wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things.

wealthy landowners

单词	rich
释义	rich adjective ˈrich 1 : having abundant possessions and especially material wealth 2 a : having high value or quality b : well supplied or endowed a city rich in traditions 3 : magnificently impressive : sumptuous 4 a : vivid and deep in color a rich red b : full and mellow in tone and quality a rich voice c : having a strong fragrance rich perfumes 5 : highly productive or remunerative a rich mine 6 a : having abundant plant nutrients rich soil b : highly seasoned, fatty, oily, or sweet rich foods c : high in the combustible component a rich fuel mixture d : high in some component cholesterol-rich foods 7 a : entertaining also : laughable b : meaningful, significant rich allusions c : lush rich meadows 8 : pure or nearly pure rich lime richness noun Synonyms affluent deep-pocketed fat fat-cat flush loaded moneyed monied opulent silk-stocking wealthy well-endowed well-fixed well-heeled well-off well-to-do See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Her investments have made her rich. The dictionary is a rich source of information. a rich and spicy soup The food was a little too rich for me. Their country has a rich cultural heritage. This area has a rich history. She has a rich vocabulary. See More Recent Examples on the Web Nutrient-rich foods have also been found to boost brain health. Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 In mineral-rich Mali, where Wagner is propping up the government, the firm is negotiating with the regime over concessions for two gold mines. Elisabeth Braw, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 None of that has stopped the tradition-rich Hornets from establishing themselves as one of the best teams in Central Florida this year. Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 This compact hydroponic garden (which comes with six herb seed packets) supplies a nutrient-rich solution directly to a plant’s roots, which will save your recipient from the hassle and mess of growing indoors with soil. Corinne Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 7 Sep. 2022 Fortunately, the tribe is still very active within the park: members lead tours and host info-rich presentations. Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 Copper also exists elsewhere in Alaska, including in the mineral-rich Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska, geologists say. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 The Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment -- better known as MOXIE -- has been successfully making oxygen from Mars' carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere as part of NASA's Perseverance rover mission. Ashley Strickland And Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Not all cholesterol-rich foods are automatically bad for you. Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English riche, from Old English rīce; akin to Old High German rīhhi rich, Old English rīce kingdom, Old High German rīhhi, noun; all from prehistoric Germanic words borrowed from Celtic words akin to Old Irish rí (genitive ríg) king — more at royal First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing rich get rich quick idle rich strike it rich filthy rich stinking rich the rich get rich quick idle rich strike it rich filthy rich stinking rich the rich Kids Definition rich adjective ˈrich richer; richest 1 : having a lot of money and possessions : wealthy rich people 2 : valuable entry 1 sense 1, expensive rich robes 3 : well supplied : abundant The city is rich in tradition. 4 : fertile sense 1 rich soil 5 : containing much sugar, fat, or seasoning rich food 6 : deep and pleasing in color or tone Biographical Definition Rich biographical name ˈrich Adrienne Cecile 1929–2012 American poet rich adjective 1 as in wealthy having goods, property, or money in abundance you would have to be quite rich to be able to afford a home in that neighborhood Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wealthy affluent opulent moneyed successful prosperous well-off well-to-do monied loaded well-heeled prospering fat well-endowed fat-cat comfortable well-fixed deep-pocketed silk-stocking privileged propertied substantial thriving flush in the chips blessed advantaged flourishing better-off blest Antonyms & Near Antonyms poor impoverished needy destitute indigent penniless impecunious penurious deprived disadvantaged underprivileged indebted poverty-stricken bankrupt pauperized ruined unaffluent insolvent short low depressed beggared broke reduced pinched skint bankrupted hand-to-mouth straitened See More 2 as in fatty containing much seasoning, fat, or sugar stay away from rich foods before you sing tonight Synonyms & Similar Words fatty spicy greasy heavy buttery oily sweet fattening fat creamy filling calorific caloric cloying sugary satiating oversweet sating overfilling sauced Antonyms & Near Antonyms light simple natural plain lite diet unseasoned slimming nonfattening nonfat See More 3 as in robust having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor) rich wines complemented the meal Synonyms & Similar Words robust potent strong concentrated big full-bodied full plush lusty heady muscular enriched heavy fortified unmixed undiluted straight high-octane high-test Antonyms & Near Antonyms thin weak mild light delicate thinned weakened dilute watery diluted watered-down See More 4 as in fertile producing abundantly rich farmland Synonyms & Similar Words fertile prolific lush abundant fruitful productive fecund luxuriant generous creative plentiful inventive generative bountiful fat producing fructuous copious liberal bearing cornucopian yielding teeming plenteous thriving abounding bursting original flourishing blooming swarming plenitudinous Antonyms & Near Antonyms unproductive sterile dead barren sparse infertile unfertile meager unfruitful scanty skimpy meagre spare scant skimp See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of rich are affluent, opulent, and wealthy. While all these words mean "having goods, property, and money in abundance," rich implies having more than enough to gratify normal needs or desires. became rich through shrewd investing The words affluent and rich can be used in similar contexts, but affluent suggests prosperity and an increasing wealth. an affluent society The words opulent and rich are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, opulent suggests lavish expenditure and display of great wealth, more often applying to things than people. an opulent mansion The meanings of wealthy and rich largely overlap; however, wealthy stresses the possession of property and intrinsically valuable things. wealthy landowners
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