opulent

Dripping with wealth

Opulent describes lavish wealth and luxury, suggesting abundance that borders on excess.

An opulent mansion displays expensive materials and ornate decoration.

An opulent lifestyle involves costly pleasures.

The word carries a slight edge—opulent surroundings impress but may also suggest tasteless extravagance or conspicuous consumption.

extravagance

lavish

Abundant beyond necessity

ostentatious · flamboyant · grandiose · prodigal · profligate · immoderate · overindulgent · decadent · showy · gaudy

decor

ornate

Elaborately decorated

rococo · embellished · brocade · velvet · silk · chandelier · tapestry · marble · goldleaf · frescoes

grandeur

magnificent

Exceptionally beautiful or impressive

  • resplendentImpressively beautiful, richly shining
  • majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
  • regalOf or befitting royalty

imperial · stately · splendid · glorious · elegant · palatial · grand · noble · imposing · monumental

wealth

affluent

Having abundant financial resources

wealthy · fortune · riches · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate · plutocrat · heir · heiress

lifestyle

luxury

Expensive nonessential comfort

sophistication · exclusivity · champagne · caviar · yacht · chauffeur · mansion · penthouse · villa · resort

Categories
Opposites
wealth/material resources

opulentimpoverished

Extremely lacking in money

destitute · poor · poverty-stricken · penniless · indigent

aesthetic richness/elaboration

opulentspartan

Rigorously simple, unadorned

austere · bare · stark · ascetic · plain

Family

opulence, opulently

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G