Antonyms 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

Matched Categories

1. • Being
   • Support
   • Survival

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

How to use subsistence in a sentence?

1. Alexander Hamilton:

   In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.

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. Black Hawk:

   The Great Spirit gave it to his children to live upon and cultivate as far as necessary for their subsistence; and so long as they occupy and cultivate it, they have a right to the soil.”

4. Tom Perry:

   Everyone in Tanna and other islands in the south, they really live subsistence lives, so they grow what they need for a short period. ... And the reality is that much of that would have been washed away by this storm, that's a grave concern because we desperately need to get food to people soon.

5. 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.

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