well off

Having ample means

Well off means having plenty of money or resources—comfortably prosperous without necessarily being rich: They're well off enough to travel every year.

The phrase can also mean fortunate or in a good position: You're well off without that job.

Sometimes hyphenated as an adjective before a noun: a well-off family.

affluent

rich

Having much of something

luxurious · upper-class · elite · privileged · aristocratic · patrician · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate

thriving

successful

Having achieved one's aims

profitable · growing · productive · lucrative · upwardly mobile · ambitious · advancing · dynamic · enterprising · self-made

comfortable

secure

Protected from harm

adequate · content · untroubled · insulated · middle-class · solvent · cushioned · worry-free · self-sufficient · independent

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Opposites
financial status

well offpoor

Lacking sufficient resources

impoverished · destitute · broke · penniless · poverty-stricken

general life circumstances

well offunfortunate

Deserving of pity

ill-fated · badly off · worse off · miserable · down on one's luck

Family

well, off, wealth, wealthy, welfare, well-off, well-to-do

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