Synonyms for Livelihood
ˈlaɪv liˌhʊdliveli·hood

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1. livelihoodnoun

   Synonyms:
   subsistence, living

2. livelihoodnoun

   The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

   Synonyms:
   living, subsistence

3. livelihoodnoun

   A person's means of supporting himself.

   Synonyms:
   living, subsistence

4. livelihoodnoun

   Property which brings in an income; an estate.

   Synonyms:
   living, subsistence

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1. livelihood

   Synonyms:
   maintenance, support, living, substance, sustenance

   Antonyms:
   privation, starvation, want, inanition, beggary

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1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenancenoun

   the financial means whereby one lives

   "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"

   Synonyms:
   support, backup, supporting, reinforcement, sustainment, backing, funding, nutrition, nutriment, financial support, keep, accompaniment, alimentation, reenforcement, victuals, life, bread and butter, hold, dungeon, musical accompaniment, maintenance, aliment, sustenance, animation, donjon, sustentation, living, upkeep, financial backing, documentation, nourishment, livelihood, aliveness

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1. List of paraphrases for "livelihood":

   livelihoods, subsistence, sustenance, living, life, minsheng, survival, existence

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1. Hari Man Lama:

   I've had all my reservations cancelled. I have nil bookings left, this disaster is going to bring a big loss to the travel industry and to the tens of thousands of people who depend on the tourists for their livelihood.

2. Magic Johnson:

   Tomorrow I would have to affect somebody's livelihood and their life, that's not fun for me. That's not who I am.

3. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying:

   We have to balance mainland residents' need to travel to Hong Kong and their rights under the existing policy with the livelihood of Hong Kong people, also, any adjustments in the policy cannot result in a significant drop in tourist numbers and hence affect the overall economy of Hong Kong and employment.

4. Adel Hagekhalil:

   If you look at water usage right now, 30 to 70 % of the water that is consumed in the home or in a business or an institution is mainly in the landscaping outdoors, we need to right now conserve every drop, re-prioritize how we use water to make sure it's only for basic health services, our livelihood, our indoor usage -- and not watering our lawn.

5. Daniel Reyes:

   If I would not let them rescue their animals, their animals would die and together with them their sources of livelihood.