səb-sĭst'
To live at a minimal level; subsist:
remain alive
To live or exist longer than or beyond the life or existence of; outlive
stay alive
To carry on through, despite hardships; undergo or suffer:
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To exist in actuality; have life or reality:
eke out an existence
barely exist
live (related)
Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.
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To use (a gas) to sustain life.
To carry on; persist in:
(Intransitive) To achieve without fuss, or without outside help.
To be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way
To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to satisfy in part or for the time.
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
To be nourished or supported:
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ingestion (related)
To maintain existence in a certain way
servitude (related)
have effect (related)
reside (related)
To support by providing means of existence; bear the expenses of
Sustain is defined as to support something or to endure a trial or hardship.
Find another word for subsist. In this page you can discover 27 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for subsist, like: exist, remain alive, survive, stay alive, scrape-by, endure, get along, feed on, be, go-it-alone and eke out an existence.
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