riches

Piles of gold

Riches are wealth, especially abundant wealth in the form of money and valuable possessions: He dreamed of riches beyond imagination.

The word appears almost exclusively in the plural and carries a slightly literary or elevated tone.

Riches can extend to any abundance: the riches of the natural world, intellectual riches.

wealth

fortune

Wealth or destiny

inheritance · estate · holdings · portfolio · affluence · prosperity · endowment · savings · funds · resources

luxury

opulence

Showy, abundant prosperity

palatial · gilded · ornate · grandeur · magnificence · splendor · decadence · velvet · silk · marble

success

achievement

Accomplished goal or deed

prosperity · advancement · fulfillment · recognition · prestige · status · eminence · distinction · accolade · merit

abundance

plentiful

Existing in abundance

ample · teeming · overflowing · plenty · cornucopia · prolific · exuberance · lavishness · galore · embarrassment

spiritual

blessings

Favors from the divine

treasures · gifts · heritage · legacy · wisdom · knowledge · culture · tradition · depth · meaning

Categories
Opposites
material wealth

richespoverty

Severe lack of resources

destitution · penury · indigence · impoverishment · pauperism

abundance/plenty

richesscarcity

Insufficiency of something needed

lack · want · need · dearth · shortage

Phrases
Family

rich, enrich, richness, richly, richer, enriched, richest, enrichment, enriching

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G