struggle · surface · gasp · paddle · lifeline · rescue · debt · bills · paycheck · scrape by · manage · cope · endure · barely · drowning · raft · lifeboat · waves
keep afloatabandon
Leave behind permanently
give up on · neglect · cut loose · wash one's hands of · forsake
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Related — survive (Continue to exist); tread water (Maintain position while swimming); buoyant (Able to float); float · swim · struggle · surface · gasp · paddle · lifeline · rescue · debt · bills
buoyancy/physical state in waterkeep afloat ≠ sink Basin with drain; drown · submerge · go under · capsize · founder
financial/organizational viabilitykeep afloat ≠ go bankrupt Become legally insolvent; go under · fold · fail · collapse · go bust
effort/sustainabilitykeep afloat ≠ abandon Leave behind permanently; give up on · neglect · cut loose · wash one's hands of · forsake
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/keep_afloat