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. Lance Tumes:

   People here deal with water. Water is their livelihood, i think the Nationals have just treated them like mugs, and I think they've had enough.

2. Aisah Riga:

   I'm at a loss for words, this is our only source of livelihood and now it's gone. I don't know how we will survive. I have nine children.

3. Dennis Slater:

   This has a huge effect on livelihood of the farmer right now, and at the same time it has a huge impact on manufacturers.

4. Jay Lacia:

   In my family, we really need help so we can rise again and return to our livelihood, odette really was a Super Typhoon.

5. Vivek Shandas:

   When the Earth doesn't become farmable, the dependence in the livelihood that communities have on farming and on production of food, not only will the incomes be lost, but that food security will be lost, that ability to survive every day is lost. As humans, throughout history, we moved from places that are less habitable to places that are more attainable and habitable.