subsists
Gets by somehow
Subsists means continues to exist, especially in a minimal or reduced state.
A tradition subsists when it persists despite changing times.
More commonly, to subsist is to survive on very little: They subsisted on rice and beans for months.
The word suggests bare maintenance rather than flourishing—staying alive rather than living well.
Continues despite difficulty
- enduresContinues despite hardship
- existsHas actual being
- survivesRemains alive despite hardship
- continuesProceeds without stopping
lives · remains · prevails · sustains · maintains · clings · lingers · outlasts
Insufficiency of something needed
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- privationLack of necessities
- wantTo desire something
necessity · meagerness · paucity · penury · rationing · bare-bones · spartan · lean
Food that sustains life
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
- foodConsumable nourishment source
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
diet · fare · bread · staples · nutrition · maintenance · support · upkeep
Careful use of resources
- economySystem of trade and production
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
prudence · conservation · husbandry · sparing · moderation · restraint · temperance · self-discipline
perseveres
Continues despite difficulty
continues · lives · remains · prevails · sustains · maintains · clings · lingers · outlasts · withstands
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- privationLack of necessities
want · necessity · meagerness · paucity · penury · rationing · bare-bones · spartan · lean · starkness
nourishment
Food that sustains life
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- rationsControlled food portions
- foodConsumable nourishment source
livelihood · diet · fare · bread · staples · nutrition · maintenance · support · upkeep · keep
thrift
Careful use of resources
- economySystem of trade and production
- budgetingAllocating funds systematically
- savingsAccumulated money kept
parsimony · prudence · conservation · husbandry · sparing · moderation · restraint · temperance · self-discipline · measured
subsiststhrives
Succeeds and grows
flourishes · prospers · thriving · flourishing · prospering
- subsistence farmerGrower producing for household consumption
- subsistence farmingGrowing food for household
- subsistence farmSelf-sufficient agricultural plot
- subsistence livingSurviving without surplus
- subsistence huntingHunting solely for food
- subsistence wagesMinimum income for survival