Antonyms for well-offwell-off

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1. well-offadjective

   Antonyms:
   badly off, ill-off

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1. well-off

   A person is comfortable in mind when contented and measurably satisfied. A little additional brightness makes him cheerful. He is comfortable in body when free from pain, quiet, at ease, at rest. He is comfortable in circumstances, or in comfortable circumstances, when things about him are generally agreeable and satisfactory, usually with the suggestion of sufficient means to secure that result.

   Antonyms:
   cheerless, disagreeable, discontented, dissatisfied, distressed, dreary, forlorn, miserable, uncomfortable, wretched

   Synonyms:
   agreeable, at ease, at rest, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, commodious, contented, convenient, genial, pleasant, satisfactory, satisfied, snug, well-provided, well-to-do

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1. comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-doadjective

   in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich

   "they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards"; "easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"

   Antonyms:
   poor, unfortunate

   Synonyms:
   flourishing, thriving, promiscuous, comfy, favourable, easy, wanton, sluttish, booming, well-heeled, soft, well-to-do, well-situated, lucky, palmy, loose, favorable, prosperous, well-fixed, comfortable, leisurely, light, roaring, halcyon, gentle, prospering, easygoing, golden

2. well-offadjective

   fortunately situated

   "doesn't know when he's well-off"

   Antonyms:
   unfortunate, poor

   Synonyms:
   well-situated, easy, well-fixed, well-to-do, well-heeled, prosperous, comfortable

How to use well-off in a sentence?

1. Kanye West:

   I was so self-conscious about the nanny and the housekeeper that I didn't want them to hear me screaming in the living room, i think that that's such a metaphor of something for the existence of so-called well-off people that they're not really well-off -- they won't even scream in their own house.

2. Gunnar Myrdal:

   The big majority of Americans, who are comparatively well off, have developed an ability to have enclaves of people living in the greatest misery without almost noticing them.

3. Craig Copeland:

   Some of those who are well off have accumulated next to nothing.

4. Raj Dasgupta:

   The results would need to be validated by the appropriate FDA-approved devices, and because the study is likely on younger people who are more economically well off, does that really apply to older folks we worry about with poor sleep ?

5. Brad Gair:

   If a well-off hospital has eligible expenses, it gets money, there is always a question about the fairness of that, but FEMA doesn’t look at the hospital’s bottom line.

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