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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How to use livelihood in a sentence?

1. Syed Mahmood Ahmad:

   Regulatory impositions adversely impact the livelihood of farmers, the legal cigarette business.

2. Paul Rhode:

   We need to keep the locks running, a lot of people are dependent on the rivers for their livelihood.

3. Everett Kelley:

   They don't understand why they are being saddled with a huge tax bill next year, they are worried about penalties and fees, they are concerned about how falling behind could impact their security clearance and their livelihood, and they want an opportunity to opt out.

4. High Court:

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

5. Ben Bauman:

   Once this event is over, we're probably going to have significant property damage to infrastructure including train tracks, roadways and utility poles as well as loss of livestock, which is the livelihood of these farmers and ranchers.