well-off
[adjective]
Synonyms: rich, affluent, comfortable, moneyed, prosperous, wealthy, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do

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Antonyms: badly off

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English Thesaurus: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous, well-off, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌwell-ˈoff adjective (comparative better-off, superlative best-off)

1. having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living Antonym : badly-off:
children from well-off families
Many pensioners are less well-off (=have less money) than they used to be.

2. be well-off for something having plenty of something, or as much of it as you need:
We’re well-off for public transport here.

3. you don’t know when you’re well-off British English spoken used to tell someone that they are more fortunate than they realize

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rich having a lot of money – used about people and places:
She married a rich Greek shipowner.
one of the world’s richest nations
wealthy rich – used about people and places, especially when they have been rich for a long time:
wealthy landowners
Orange County is a very wealthy area.
a wealthy Arab businessman
affluent formal rich – used about societies, groups of people, or areas where people live, where people have nice houses and a lot of expensive possessions:
today’s affluent society
affluent young professionals
an affluent suburb of Boston
prosperous formal rich – used about places and groups of people, especially when their money is related to success in business:
Sales have grown fastest in the more prosperous areas of the south.
prosperous merchants and bankers
well-off fairly rich compared to other people, so that you can live very comfortably:
Her parents are pretty well-off.
children from well-off families
well-to-do written rich – used especially in the past about families and people who had a fairly high position in society:
Only well-to-do families could afford to send their children to university.
The Westons were now well-to-do and there was no necessity for work.
privileged having special advantages because your family have a lot of money and a high position in society:
He comes from a privileged background.
The sport was only played by a privileged few.
comfortably off [not before noun] having enough money to have a nice life without having to worry about money:
I wouldn’t say that we were rich – just comfortably off.
be rolling in it/be loaded informal to be extremely rich:
They’ve got two houses and a boat – they must be rolling in it.
Her books were so successful that she’s loaded now.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

well-off
wealthy
Her parents are quite well-off and don't need to worry about money during their retirement.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

well off
adj. phr.
1. Rich.
They may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well-off.
2. In good condition; free of problems or difficulties.
He is pleased that his business is well-off.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲