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propertied

[prop-er-teed] / ˈprɒp ər tid /
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 in the money loaded made of money moneyed opulent rolling in it upscale well provided for worth a million
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destitute impoverished lacking needy poor wanting

Example Sentences

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The people make demands upon the state, striking fear in the hearts of the propertied classes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

County, Sepulveda Boulevard, 40 miles from Mission Hills to Long Beach, named for Francisco Xavier Sepulveda, the propertied pioneer rancher and paterfamilias to the influential founding family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2022

It doesn’t matter whether they are citizens or aliens; free, imprisoned or enslaved; enfranchised or disenfranchised; adults or children; propertied or propertyless.

From Washington Post • Nov. 19, 2021

When America was founded, only white, propertied men could vote.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2021

Consequently there developed a community of interest between the Senate and the propertied classes among the Roman allies.

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly