rich

Having a lot of money or valuable possessions.

• Her uncle is rich.
• They became rich by selling their company.
• Would you like to be rich?

Similar words: wealthy, well-off

Opposites: poor

Common phrases: rich family, rich person, get rich, become rich

Having a strong, full taste, often because of plenty of fat or sugar.

• This chocolate cake is very rich.
• She made a rich sauce with butter and cream.
• The dessert was too rich for me.

Opposites: light

Common phrases: rich sauce, rich chocolate, rich cake, rich food

Containing a large amount or variety of good or useful things.

• The city has a rich history.
• Her books contain a rich variety of characters.
• These vegetables are rich in vitamins.

How to use it: rich in something (This region is rich in minerals.)

Similar words: abundant, plentiful

Opposites: scarce

Common phrases: rich history, rich variety, rich collection, rich in something

Producing plenty of plants, crops, or valuable materials.

• These plants need rich soil.
• The valley contains some of the richest farmland in the country.
• They discovered a rich gold mine in the hills.

Similar words: fertile, productive

Opposites: barren

Common phrases: rich soil, rich farmland, rich mine, rich land

People who have a lot of money, considered as a group.

• The rich can afford expensive houses.
• Should the rich pay higher taxes?
• The law applies equally to the rich and the poor.

How to use it: the rich + plural verb (The rich often own several homes.)

Similar words: the wealthy

Opposites: the poor

Common phrases: the rich, tax the rich, rich and poor