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super-rich

super-rich

1 3.4
Having far more money than most people
  • adjective
  • /ˈsuːpər rɪtʃ/
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  • Now, it might work and you'd be super rich, but you also will go through horrendous periods of time of depression as these assets move, you know, down sometimes too.

You know, what happens to a country that was made super rich by dumb luck?

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Examples

  • If they want to get super-rich in Canada, they might try working in the banking or financial sector.

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  • So if you allow the Super rich to grow their wealth forever, unless you or they are super rich, you will lose your wealth in the long run and your kids will be poor.

  • That is exactly what a super-rich person would say.

  • I see this as a small give on taxes, and the super-rich seem to pour a lot of support to Obama anyway.

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  • The door was closed permanently after seeing the tape on his closed-door fundraiser with his super-rich supporters and the "unforgivable" comments made about 47% of all Americans.

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  • The eventual result will be a three-tier socioeconomic structure consisting of a super-rich wealthy class, a much poorer working class, and a massive, politically and financially disenfranchised underclass, similar to that of a third world country.

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  • Many entrepreneurs aspire to become super-rich by launching successful startups.

  • The lifestyle of the super-rich often includes luxury vacations and expensive cars.

  • In her dreams, she imagined herself as a super-rich heiress living in a mansion.

Synonyms

rich
vssuper-rich
1.0

Having a lot of money and valuable things

implies much larger wealth concentrated far beyond ordinary richness
wealthy
vssuper-rich
520 2.5

Having a lot of money and many expensive things

indicates a far greater amount of resources than general richness
affluent
vssuper-rich
67 5.5

Having a lot of money and possessions

expresses a higher level of wealth, more extreme than comfortable affluence
well-to-do
vssuper-rich
22 4.2

People who have plenty of money and live comfortably

denotes a far higher wealth level than mere comfortable living
filthy rich
vssuper-rich
  • Informal
14 4.4

Having a lot more money than most people

describes the same extreme wealth but without the showy judgment
well-heeled
vssuper-rich
11 7.2

Having a lot of money

refers to a much larger concentration of wealth than polite comfort
rolling in it
vssuper-rich
  • UK
3 7.4

Has a lot of money and can buy many things

means extreme wealth but in a more neutral or formal register
super-wealthy
vssuper-rich
1 4.1

Having much more money than most people

is the common informal version expressing the same extreme wealth

Antonyms

1.0

Having little money or possessions

50 6.2

People or places that have very little money and few things they need

How Rich

super-rich
1 3.4
rich
1.0
well-off
33 3.4
comfortable
107 2.9
poor
194 1.3
needy
43 1.5

Surface Forms

super-rich positive

Morphology

super-rich = rich (transparent) = super + rich

A direct intensification of 'rich' by the productive prefix 'super'; meaning is obvious to learners who know 'super' and 'rich'.

Etymology

Super-rich comes from the prefix super- meaning 'above' and rich meaning 'wealthy'. Like in superstar or supermarket, it shows something is 'more than rich', so super-rich describes people or things that are extremely wealthy.