did without
Managed sans something
Did without means managed in the absence of something, typically something desired or expected.
It implies making do despite lacking a resource, comfort, or necessity: We did without air conditioning that whole summer.
The phrase suggests resilience or deprivation depending on context: Growing up poor, we did without a lot of things other kids had.
- abstainedVoluntarily held back
- sacrificedGave up something valued
- gave upAbandoned an attempt
- adaptedMade fit for purpose
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
renounced · endured · accepted · rationed · forgone · conserved · relinquished · tightened belt · managed · coped · reconciled · opted out · substituted · minimized · resisted · made do · got by · simplified