SUSTENTATION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word sustentation. (close relations)
Definition of SUSTENTATION
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 |