Flush
What it means
Healthy-looking, prosperous, or fully supplied.
Reach for it when describing someone or something temporarily well supplied with money or resources
The club was flush with volunteers after the open day.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
loaded
Fits when great wealth should sound slangy
Careful Loaded can be rude, vague, or imply intoxication.
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everyday
well supplied
Fits when resources beyond money are abundant
Careful Well supplied lacks flush's sense of temporary ease.
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professional
affluent
Fits when a person or area has substantial wealth
Careful Affluent is a socioeconomic description, not a short surplus.
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professional
well-funded
Fits when available funding is documented
Careful Well-funded does not mean cash is immediately available.
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formal
in funds
Fits when available money is the exact point
Careful In funds sounds dated and may be unfamiliar.
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formal
Fits when sustained economic success is the claim
Careful Prosperous is stronger and longer-term than being flush.
Opposites 3
- broke
- cash-strapped
- depleted
Common phrases 3
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flush with cash
The club was flush with cash after the fundraiser.
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flush with volunteers
The garden was flush with volunteers after open day.
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feel flush
After the grant, they began to feel flush enough to replace the roof.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated