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Sustenance

/ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/

Something that provides support or nourishment.

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📖 Definitions of "Sustenance"

noun

1
Something that provides support or nourishment.

🔄 Synonyms of "Sustenance"

14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
supportnoun	(transitive) To help keep from falling.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
livelihoodnoun	A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
alimentnoun	(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
maintenancenoun	Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
nourishmentnoun	Something that nourishes; food.
alimentationnoun	(biology) Nourishment, as a process or as a substance.
livingnoun	Having life; alive.
victualsnoun	a stock or supply of foods
sustainmentnoun	The act of sustaining something.
nutrimentnoun	A source of nourishment; food.
sustentationnoun	The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
bread and butternoun	(idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
upkeepnoun	Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sustenance"

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Word	Definition
sustentationnoun	The aggregate of the functions by which a living organism is maintained in a normal condition of weight and growth.
sustainmentnoun	The act of sustaining something.
supportnoun	(sometimes attributive) Something which supports.
keepnoun	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
upkeepnoun	Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition.
livingnoun	(uncountable) The state of being alive.
maintenancenoun	Actions performed to keep some machine or system functioning or in service.
livelihoodnoun	A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).
alimentationnoun	(biology) Nourishment, as a process or as a substance.
nourishmentnoun	Something that nourishes; food.
nutrimentnoun	A source of nourishment; food.
alimentnoun	(figuratively) Nourishment, sustenance.
bread and butternoun	(idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
victualsnoun	a stock or supply of foods
sustainingnoun	The process by which something is sustained or upheld.
sustainnoun	(music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
survivalnoun	The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
retentionnoun	The act of retaining or something retained.
subsistencenoun	The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.