ultrarich
Top wealth bracket
The ultrarich are people of extreme wealth—not merely rich but at the far end of the spectrum, typically billionaires or those with assets in the hundreds of millions.
The term often carries implicit critique, appearing in discussions of inequality, taxation, or excess: tax policies that favor the ultrarich, the ultrarich buying up beachfront property.
Also spelled ultra-rich.
Person worth ten figures
- multimillionaireOne possessing multiple millions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
- capitalWealth used for investment
holdings · investments · inheritance · dividends · endowment · offshore · wealth · prosperity
Influential industry leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
- baronLow-ranking peer
oligarch · financier · entrepreneur · CEO · founder · conglomerate · acquisition · merger
Abundant beyond necessity
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- palatialLavishly grand and spacious
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
gilded · ornate · decadent · grandiose · resplendent · marble · chandelier · mansion
Rule by hereditary elite
- oligarchyRule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- upper-crustSocial elite class
- power-brokersThose wielding hidden influence
establishment · dynasty · privileged · influential · kingmakers · nobility · gentry · socialite
Large pleasure vessel
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- caviarCured fish eggs
- villaStately country residence
limousine · chauffeur · butler · concierge · gala · jet-set · equestrian · polo
Underlying support structure
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- donorOne who contributes freely
- benefactorOne who gives aid
- patronRegular supporter or customer
charitable · gala · scholarship · grant · legacy · trust · nonprofit · fundraiser
billionaire
Person worth ten figures
- multimillionaireOne possessing multiple millions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
capital · holdings · investments · inheritance · dividends · endowment · offshore · wealth · prosperity · moneyed
mogul
Influential industry leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
baron · oligarch · financier · entrepreneur · CEO · founder · conglomerate · acquisition · merger · multinational
lavish
Abundant beyond necessity
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- palatialLavishly grand and spacious
sumptuous · gilded · ornate · decadent · grandiose · resplendent · marble · chandelier · mansion · manor
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
- oligarchyRule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- upper-crustSocial elite class
power-brokers · establishment · dynasty · privileged · influential · kingmakers · nobility · gentry · socialite · blueblood
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
villa · limousine · chauffeur · butler · concierge · gala · jet-set · equestrian · polo · resort
foundation
Underlying support structure
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- donorOne who contributes freely
- benefactorOne who gives aid
patron · charitable · gala · scholarship · grant · legacy · trust · nonprofit · fundraiser
- ultra-ultraviolet, ultrasound, ultramarine, ultrafast, ultrahigh
- wealthwealth, fortune, affluence, prosperity, money
ultrarichdestitute
Utterly without means
impoverished · dirt-poor · penniless · indigent · poverty-stricken
ultrarichpowerless
Lacking strength or authority
dispossessed · underclass · disenfranchised · marginalized · proletariat
rich, riches, enrich, richly, ultra, enrichment, ultra-rich, super-rich, ultrawealthy