1
as in resources
available money
had the wherewithal to pay cash for the car
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in wealth
the total of one's money and property
people with the wherewithal to be able to afford such a lavish lifestyle
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 wherewithal
The cost of buying airtime in a regular-season NFL game has never been higher, but for marketers with the wherewithal to plunk down more than $1 million for 30 seconds of commercial inventory, no media investment is anywhere near as effective.
—
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
How many people have the wherewithal to assess the defensive linemen’s positions with the clock ticking, then transfer from that assessment into attacking the back end of coverages?
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
As a result, any attempt by Iran to rebuild its nuclear program could now easily be thwarted by Israeli strikes that Iran currently has little wherewithal to defend against, the official said.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Saks Global appears to have turned a corner for now, at least financially, with the wherewithal to get through 2025.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for wherewithal
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2025
How many people have the wherewithal to assess the defensive linemen’s positions with the clock ticking, then transfer from that assessment into attacking the back end of coverages?
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
As a result, any attempt by Iran to rebuild its nuclear program could now easily be thwarted by Israeli strikes that Iran currently has little wherewithal to defend against, the official said.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025
Saks Global appears to have turned a corner for now, at least financially, with the wherewithal to get through 2025.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for wherewithal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wherewithal
Noun
-
Explore Fall, a website that provides resources and tools to track the changing colors of leaves, is predicting an earlier and quicker fall foliage peak for the millions of people looking to see this year's natural spectacle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
-
Labor experts believe that the limited enforcement is largely due to limited resources.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Earlier this year, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund proposed switching to semiannual reporting, reasoning that lengthening the time frame would allow companies to focus on the longer term.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
-
That Musk could purchase $1 billion in stock mostly as a symbolic gesture is another indication of his massive wealth.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
For the past 54 months, equity mutual funds have seen net inflows, with assets managed by Indian mutual funds rising to about $850 billion in June 2025 from about $696 billion in June 2024, according to data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Beyond sentimental value, digital assets often carry measurable financial and operational stakes.—
Jamie Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
After The Bee profiled Black artist Gary Harrell in 2023, Chiu provided funds so the Crocker could acquire four pieces from Harrell.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
-
Short-term Treasuries respond immediately; money market funds and 3-month bills move almost in lockstep.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Tunnels will cut travel times between Verona and Munich by more than half to 2½ hours, between Milan and Paris by at least 30% to 4½ hours and put the Ligurian port city of Genoa within commuting distance of Italy’s finance and fashion capital — significantly remaking the Europe transit map.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
-
The cathedral, a landmark of Gothic architecture in the heart of France's capital, was built around 1260 AD and stood for 850 years, seeing more visitors than the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Television is in our pockets now, sliced into fragments, replayed without context.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
-
Children are remarkably adept at detecting when adults are partially present, their attention split between conversation and the notification pings in their pockets.—
Jessica Ewing
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Corporations love money more than anything, & this will really harm them and force them to do the right thing.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
The future of this rapidly expanding means of devising software by tapping into the generative capabilities of modern-era AI, such as ChatGPT, Claude, Llama, Grok, Gemini, and other large language models, will be discussed.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
-
Such compounds can form by other means, such as, for example, the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Wherewithal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wherewithal. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share