WELL-TO-DO Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

well-to-do

adjective

ˌwel-tə-ˈdü

Definition of well-to-do

as in wealthy

having goods, property, or money in abundance a doctor who is now quite well-to-do as a result of his successful medical practice

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Recent Examples of well-to-do Then came an all-out effort to attract more families from the school’s well-to-do Lincoln Square neighborhood. — Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 In the 2006 film Friends with Money, Cusack played the role of Franny, one of Olivia’s (Jennifer Aniston) three well-to-do friends. — Laura Millar, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026 The lobby is filled with well-to-do patrons, and seeing children in tow is not unusual. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026 The six-part followed as Wright’s Laura, a well-to-do London art dealer, who loses her grip on reality when her precious son Daniel (Davidson) brings home new girlfriend Cherry (Cooke). — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for well-to-do

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Adjective

Congressional Democrats and watchdog groups have raised concerns that the group lacks transparency, skirts federal rules and allows companies and wealthy individuals to buy access to the president’s office.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Patel viewed it more as a high-stakes litmus test of his wealthy audience’s altruism.

— Anna Tong, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of wealthy

Adjective

Designed to be charming and romantic, rooms have a B&B feel with canopy beds, rich drapery, plush chairs, hardwood floors, and walls adorned with chair rail and crown molding.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Each spoonful was rich and silky, with creamy vanilla pudding coating tender banana slices and vanilla wafers that soaked up enough sweetness to become cake-like.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

Definition of rich

Adjective

This is likely why affluent jetsetters of every ilk—from multi-generational families to newlyweds on their honeymoon—choose to stay here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
The national retailers who seized the opportunity, in turn, helped make the neighborhood still more attractive to affluent newcomers and investors.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026

Definition of affluent

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