Subsist

/səbˈsɪst/

Synonyms for "subsist" (117 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Verb(6 words)
abidebebe alivebe animatebe extantbe foundbe in existencebe leftbe met withbe presentbe the casebe therebide
Noun(5 words)
am iart thou hereart thou wellbeingbeing alive

Strong matches (35)

breathecarry onconsistcontinuecontinue to becopedefeat timedefy timedraw breathdwelleke outendureexistextendfetch breathget bygo onhappen to behave beinghave life
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have placeholdhold on
Noun(4 words)
exist for realexist todaygerman lebengothic wesan
Adjective(1 words)
existing system

Related words (58)

hold outkeepkeep afloatkeep onlastlast longlast outlivelive and breathelive onlive throughmaintainmake ends meetmake outmanagemoveobtainoccurperdureperennate
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persistprevailremainrespirerestrunrun onscrape alongstandstaystay onsurvivesustaintarrytide overwalk the earthwearwear well
Noun(13 words)
homesteadslivesmost existingnorwegian væreromanian existascratchswedish existeraswedish ärthe livingthere isthou artthou art notyou are
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
living term
Pronoun(2 words)
she'sthou wast variant

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

4 entries
bebe supportedexistlive

More specific

9 entries
bare subsistencedonationsendurefrugal livingfundinggrantspersistsimple livingsponsorship

Collocations

5 entries
subsist onsubsistence farmingsubsistence incomesubsistence levelsubsistence living

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

similar

8 entries
enduregohold outhold uplastlivelive onsurvive

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Giraffes subsist mainly on acacia leaves.

Source: tatoeba (8559355)

Vampire bats are the only mammals that are hematophagous, meaning that they subsist entirely on the blood of other animals.

Source: tatoeba (12080831)

It cannot be denied it is (if not the moſt of any) a very abſtemious animall, and ſuch as by reaſon of its frigidity, paucity of bloud, and latitancy in the winter (about which time the obſervations are often made) will long ſubſist without a viſible ſuſtentation.

Source: wiktionary

Let us, this day, imitate his Example in both theſe Reſpects ; and whilſt we are enjoying the good things of Life, let us remember Thoſe that want even the Neceſſaries and firſt Conveniences of it : And remember them, as We ourſelves ſhould have deſired to be remembred, had it been our ſad Lot, to ſubſiſt on other Mens Charity.

Source: wiktionary

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