# A good antonym for "penniless"

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**Created:** [January 5, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491 "2012-01-05T07:00:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![reezyrice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@reezyrice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/reezyrice)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/1 "2012-01-05T07:00:54Z")

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Dear YOYOEXPERT COMMUNITY,

Writing my first English research paper :O, and I was wondering if there is a good antonym for “penniless”.

I am writing about Crime and Punishment’s Luzhin, and I want to create something like a “rags to riches” kind of feeling without the cliche-ness to it.

Thank you in advance!

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**Author:** ![Filledwithfire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/filledwithfire/32/671_2.png) [@Filledwithfire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Filledwithfire)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/2 "2012-01-05T08:03:39Z")

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Ummmm, wouldn’t you gain more experience figuring it out by yourself?

Antonyms for “penniless,”  
Rich  
Wealthy  
Affluent…

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**Author:** ![reezyrice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@reezyrice](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/reezyrice)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/3 "2012-01-05T21:59:29Z")

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> [@koenigseggfire](#):
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> Ummmm, wouldn’t you gain more experience figuring it out by yourself?
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> Antonyms for “penniless,”  
> Rich  
> Wealthy  
> Affluent…

I tried to find “the” antonym I was looking for, but it just doesn’t click when I use it like

“from being penniless to being rich” and blahblahblahblahblah…

Thank you for your reply though! :)))))

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**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/4 "2012-01-05T22:16:39Z")

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opulent  
affluent  
posh  
in the chips  
bountiful  
copious

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**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/5 "2012-01-05T23:34:33Z")

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trillion less

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**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/6 "2012-01-05T23:36:58Z")

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Penniful?

Rags to riches is probably cliche because it is the only one that has a good ring to it.

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**Post date:** [January 6, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/a-good-antonym-for-penniless/33491/7 "2012-01-06T20:14:09Z")

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[http://thesaurus.com/browse/+penniless](http://thesaurus.com/browse/+penniless)