Synonyms for subsistence
səbˈsɪs tənssub·sis·tence

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1. subsistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   sustenance

2. subsistencenoun

   Real being; existence.

   Synonyms:
   sustenance

3. subsistencenoun

   Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.

   Synonyms:
   sustenance

4. subsistencenoun

   That which furnishes support to animal life; means of support; provisions, or that which produces provisions; livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.

   Synonyms:
   sustenance

5. subsistencenoun

   A person, specifically the person of Christ or of another part of the Trinity; hypostasis.

   Synonyms:
   sustenance

6. subsistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   hypostasis

Princeton's WordNet

1. subsistencenoun

   minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting

   "social security provided only a bare subsistence"

2. subsistencenoun

   a means of surviving

   "farming is a hard means of subsistence"

3. subsistencenoun

   the state of existing in reality; having substance

Matched Categories

1. • Being
   • Support
   • Survival

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1. subsistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   real being

2. subsistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   support, livelihood, maintenance, aliment, nutriment, sustenance, living, food, viands, provision, victuals, meat, rations, grub, PROG, FEED, FORAGE

3. subsistencenoun

   Synonyms:
   inherence

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1. List of paraphrases for "subsistence":

   livelihood, living, sustenance, residence, livelihoods, life, survival, stay, life-sustaining, cost-of-living, lives, residency

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How to use subsistence in a sentence?

1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

   No business which depends for its existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country. By living wages I mean more than a bare subsistence level--I mean the wages of decent living.

2. Zhang Hanwen:

   We didn't foresee this result, conservatively, our data refutes some recent claims regarding the role of archaic humans in wiping out prehistoric elephants, ever since big game hunting became a crucial part of our ancestors' subsistence strategy around 1.5 million years ago.

3. Evan Schuurman:

   Food and water is the biggest issue in Vanuatu at the moment, so many people are subsistence farmers and entire crops have been lost.

4. Janice Schneider:

   The rules help ensure that any exploratory drilling operations in this highly challenging environment will be conducted in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, while protecting the marine, coastal, and human environments, and Alaska Natives’ cultural traditions and access to subsistence resources.

5. Ngala Tombuh:

   We’ve moved from subsistence or family aquaculture to aquaculture as an employment generator.