Affluent and Threadbare

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Affluent adjective - Having goods, property, or money in abundance.

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Threadbare is an antonym for affluent.

Nearby Words: affluence, affluently

Threadbare adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Usage example: never knew that she had so many threadbare relatives until she won the lottery

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Affluent is an antonym for threadbare.

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Threadbare and Affluent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affluent/threadbare

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