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SUSTENTATION Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word sustentation. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word sustentation. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for SUSTENTATION

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maintenance
nounn
noun

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

• means of maintenance of a family or group

• court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

• the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community

sustenance
nounn
noun

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the financial means whereby one lives

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

aliment
nounn
noun

• a source of materials to nourish the body

verb

• give nourishment to

alimentation
nounn
noun

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the act of supplying food and nourishment

food
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

• any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment

• anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

livelihood
nounn
noun

• the financial means whereby one lives

living
adjectiveadj
adjective

• pertaining to living persons

noun

• the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

• people who are still living

• the condition of living or the state of being alive

• the financial means whereby one lives

adjective satellite

• true to life; lifelike

• (informal) absolute

• still in existence

• still in active use

• (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried

nourishing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of or providing nourishment

nourishment
nounn
noun

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the act of nourishing

nutriment
nounn
noun

• a source of materials to nourish the body

nutrition
nounn
noun

• (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)

subsistence
nounn
noun

• minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting

• a means of surviving

• the state of existing in reality; having substance

victuals
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a stock or supply of foods

• a source of materials to nourish the body

• any substance that can be used as food

sustentative
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sustainment
nounn
noun

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

upkeep
nounn
noun

• activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

• the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

Best Hypernyms For SUSTENTATION

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sustentation, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for MAINTENANCE

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