Synonyms for
Subsistence
Definition
the minimum amount of food, shelter, and clothing needed to stay alive
Synonyms & similar words
Example sentences
- The subsistence of the refugees is a major concern for the aid workers.
- Many families in rural areas rely on subsistence farming to survive.
- The hiker brought enough food for subsistence on his week-long trek.
- Without subsistence, humans cannot survive.
- The tribe's subsistence relied on hunting and fishing.
Quotes
'The chief lesson I have learned in a long life is that the only way you can make a man trustworthy is to trust him; and the surest way to make him untrustworthy is to distrust him and show your distrust.' - Henry L. Stimson
'In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.' - Martin Luther King Jr.
'The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.' - Edmund Burke