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in the money

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prosperous adj.
rich adj.
wealthy adj.

ADJECTIVE

prosperous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent booming comfortable flourishing fortunate rich robust wealthy well-heeled well-off well-to-do

WEAK

blooming doing well easy halcyon in clover lousy rich lucky main-line money to burn moneyed on top of heap opulent palmy prospering roaring sitting pretty snug substantial upper-class uptown well

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute failing impoverished lacking needy poor unhappy upset wanting weak

WEAK

disadvantageous hopeless losing unpromising unprosperous unsuccessful

ADJECTIVE

rich

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent easy fat prosperous wealthy well-heeled well-off well-to-do

STRONG

flush independent plush swimming uptown

WEAK

bloated comfortable fat-cat filthy rich gilded in clover loaded made of money moneyed opulent propertied rolling in it upscale well provided for worth a million

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute impoverished lacking needy poor wanting

ADJECTIVE

wealthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affluent independent moneyed prosperous upscale well-heeled well-off well-to-do

WEAK

booming comfortable fat-cat having it made loaded made of money of independent means opulent pecunious rolling in it substantial

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destitute poor

WEAK

deprived lacking needy poverty-stricken wanting

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in the money

The anchovy shortage put fly larvae in the money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

In addition, we are rolling up the two SPY bull spreads where the long call was deeply in the money, as is our wont.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ultimately, for the options to all be in the money, Meta would need a market value of at least $9.6 trillion.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026

Dunlap says he has no interest in the money and believes it should go to real victims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

“We all chip in the money and get pizza from the neighborhood. It’s tough, because no one ever has any cash. It’s like a big deal if we get pepperoni.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

in the money

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