(sub-sist-ence) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. the state of having enough food and resources to live.

Example Sentence

His pension provided only a meager subsistence.

More Example Sentences

Subsistence farming is common in many areas.

Synonyms

survival; existence; livelihood

Antonyms

death

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subsistence
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Rhymes

  • distance

  • assistance
  • consistence
  • existence
  • insistence
  • persistence
  • resistance
  • resistence
  • subsistence

  • coexistence
  • self-subsistence