Synonyms for livelihood
ˈlaɪv liˌhʊd

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1. support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance(noun)

   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. livelihood(noun)

   Synonyms:
   subsistence, living

2. livelihood(noun)

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

   Synonyms:
   living, subsistence

3. livelihood(noun)

   A person's means of supporting himself.

   Synonyms:
   living, subsistence

4. livelihood(noun)

   Property which brings in an income; an estate.

   Synonyms:
   living, subsistence

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. livelihood

   Synonyms:
   maintenance, support, living, substance, sustenance

   Antonyms:
   privation, starvation, want, inanition, beggary

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1. List of paraphrases for "livelihood":

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

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How to use livelihood in a sentence?

1. Joan Baez:

   We were raised with that discussion about violence and non-violence, and we all pretty much came up on the side of non-violence. That became my foundation with politics and my livelihood.

2. Iuliu Winkler:

   In the Democratic Republic of Congo, this has meant even fewer legal jobs, a surge in smuggling, no taxes paid, thousands of people deprived of their livelihood.

3. High Court:

   The court absolutely does not allow livelihood or political disputes to be expressed through acts of violence.

4. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying:

   It's time for all of us to move on, we should try to forge consensus on various economic and livelihood issues.

5. Proverb:

   The spouse of a woman is a man; the spouse of a man is his livelihood

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