Eke-out synonyms

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live a makeshift existence
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just get by
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barely exist
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subsist (related)
To exist; be.
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use up (antonym)
(Of time or space) to take or occupy
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waste (antonym)
To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly.
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squeeze-out
To obtain a difficult victory in a competition
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fill-out
(Intransitive): To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
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Find another word for eke-out. In this page you can discover 8 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for eke-out, like: live a makeshift existence, just get by, barely exist, subsist, use up, waste, squeeze-out and fill-out.
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Eke-out Sentence Examples

  • Pensioners are forced to retire and then eke out a miserable living.

  • Nomadic tribes still eke out a living from the surrounding deserts.

  • She endeavoured unsuccessfully to eke out her irregularly paid allowance by those expedients to which reduced gentlewomen are driven - fancywork and painting fans and snuff-boxes; she lived in a garret and was often unable to allow herself the luxury of a fire.

  • The pay of his rank was small, and his appointment on the quartermaster-general's staff made it necessary to keep two horses, so that he had to write mathematical school-books in his spare time to eke out his resources.

  • There are only a few scattered settlements within its borders, and a few nomadic tribes of savages eke out a miserable existence on the coast.

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