RICHES Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

riches

plural noun

ˈri-chəz

as in wealth

the total of one's money and property industrialists who had amassed riches of a magnitude that few had dreamed possible

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Recent Examples of riches He’ll be fondly remembered if this was, as everyone expects, his lone season in Storrs. Hassan Diarra, Sr., G: Another example of the embarrassment of riches the Huskies had this season, Diarra won Big East Sixth Man of the Year for his defensive presence and offensive spark. —

Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2024 Where to watch: AMC+ Mary & George Based on the novel The King’s Assassin, Mary & George follows a family’s scandalous rise to power and riches thanks to the scheming of an ambitious, status-hungry mother, Mary Villiers (Julianne Moore,) the Countess of Buckingham. —

Cady Lang, TIME, 16 May 2024 The dream of Gold Rush riches spurred large-scale white settlement starting in 1848. —

Ben Tarnoff, The New York Review of Books, 31 Aug. 2023 Rags to riches stories are few and far between in English soccer, and the blending of crypto and sports has previously led to hostilities between clubs and their fans. —

Joel Khalili, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for riches