well-off

Speech parts

1. well-off - Adjective

2. well-off - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

fortunately situated

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

well off

Synonyms

easy comfortable prosperous well-to-do well-heeled well-fixed well-situated ameer well successful independent lucky rich substantial wealthy
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Antonyms

poor badly off broke deprived bankrupt impoverished
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Examples

A well-off plastic surgeon can suffer just as much as an Irish lad who has been abused or whatever. William Nicholson

Sure enough, the notion of decoding their personal DNA appealed to more than a few well-off individuals, even if it amounted to the scientific equivalent of purchasing a vanity license plate. James D. Watson

I am imprinted with the whole sense of European history, especially German history, going back to World War I, which really destroyed all the old values and culture. My grandparents had been reasonably well-off but they became quite poor, living in an attic apartment. Lisel Mueller

So, I am independently well-off and don't have to do anything, but I still do. I write books, lecture around the world, work with scientists and governments. Uri Geller

Refusing to deal with numbers rarely serves the interests of the least well-off. Thomas Piketty

The more you travel, the more well-off youll be, I think. RJ Mitte

Close letter words and terms

well-natured well-nigh well-nourished well-offness well-oiled well-oiled machine