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, aliveness

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1. List of paraphrases for "livelihood":

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

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1. Zannah Mustapha:

   In the traditional African setting, when the husband dies, the wife is as vulnerable as the child, so, we created the widows program and give them livelihood skills such as tailoring,( jewelry) making, and then a host of other activities.

2. Somsak Piriyayota:

   The issue today is how do we change that land for shrimp back into mangroves, we've never been strict. The policy has allowed for them to live there, but the ecosystem is deteriorating, so we have to solve this problem, yet we have to give them the right to a livelihood as well.

3. Talonya Adams:

   You are going to take away someone's livelihood from them for reasons seven years later that you can't even remember or articulate, and had no direct knowledge of at all ?

4. Ron DeSantis:

   My message from Florida is this: When Joe Biden violates the Constitution, when Joe Biden attacks the jobs of Floridians and Americans, when Joe Biden targets the livelihood of Florida families and American families, I am fighting back against him.

5. Mao Ning:

   The US has been involved in the Syrian crisis for a long time, the frequent military interventions and harsh economic sanctions have caused massive civilian casualties in Syria and made it difficult for the people to obtain basic livelihood security.