as in wealthy
having goods, property, or money in abundance
he is affluent and can afford to send his children to the best schools
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in tributary
a stream that flows into a larger body of water
the Nipigon and the St. Louis rivers are affluents of Lake Superior
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of affluent
ABC News, 14 May 2026
Over 600 people in the affluent Philadelphia suburb have signed a petition asking to preserve parents’ ability to opt their children out of using digital devices during the school day.
—Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
But only once has the mercantile danced with the affluent to such sensuous effect in the realm of fiction.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affluent
Adjective
Over 600 people in the affluent Philadelphia suburb have signed a petition asking to preserve parents' ability to opt their children out of using digital devices during the school day.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
Over 600 people in the affluent Philadelphia suburb have signed a petition asking to preserve parents’ ability to opt their children out of using digital devices during the school day.
—Sharon Lurye, Fortune, 14 May 2026
Noun
The conventional wisdom sees meager job growth as largely a result of immigration restrictions and demographics, disconnected from still-healthy GDP-tracking models that capture urgent capex levels and free spending by the affluent.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
But only once has the mercantile danced with the affluent to such sensuous effect in the realm of fiction.
—JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for affluent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affluent
Adjective
-
The report found lower- and middle-income consumers were increasingly pulling back on discretionary spending categories like dining and entertainment, while wealthier households — boosted by strong stock market gains and rising home equity values — continue to spend at a healthy pace.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
-
The film, directed by Paul Feig, stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, with Sweeney playing a live-in housemaid on parole for manslaughter who is hired by Seyfried’s wealthy Nina, who has a very shady past of her own.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Noun
-
The company operates 17 hydropower facilities on the Snake River and its tributaries, and also buys hydropower seasonally from 68 small-scale projects across its service area, according to Bowlin.—
Angela Palermo
May 7,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
-
The dirt-only diamond was loamy and soft and home plate was totally submerged in a muddy puddle, a tributary of which also snaked down the third-base line.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
Adjective
-
To survive these transformations, rich states have resorted among other things to the ever greater exploitation, not only of poor states, but also of the human and ecological capital housed within them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
-
Edmond Safra was that rich banker.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Affluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affluent. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
