Subsisted

Synonyms for "subsisted" (77 found)

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Closest matches (16)

exist abide be be alive be animate be extant be found be in existence be left be met with be present be the case be there bide breathe carry on

Strong matches (23)

consist continue continue to be cope defeat time defy time draw breath dwell eke out endure extend fetch breath get by go on happen to be have being have life have place hold hold on

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hold out keep

Verb(1 words)

exist

Related words (38)

keep afloat keep on last last long last out live live and breathe live on live through maintain make ends meet make out manage move obtain occur perdure perennate persist prevail

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remain respire rest run run on scrape along stand stay stay on survive sustain tarry tide over walk the earth wear wear well

Verb(2 words)

live survive

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subsist

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The settlers subsisted on bread and water.

Source: tatoeba (281946)

We subsisted on what we could find in the forest.

Source: tatoeba (6972157)

Instead of inquiring why the Roman empire was destroyed, we should rather be surprised that it had subsisted so long.

Source: tatoeba (7813207)

Left undisturbed in their secluded habitats, they subsisted by hunting with bows and arrows, fishing and gathering wild fruit. Never large, the tribes' populations have shrunk over the past several decades, in part because of increased contact with outsiders, who carry diseases the tribes can not fend off.

Source: tatoeba (12169528)

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