SUBSISTING Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in surviving

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verb

present participle of subsist

as in living

to have life a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist

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Human existence senses that something impedes it from subsisting. — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026 Many Cubans were subsisting, and working in industries outright owned by Americans. — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026 The Steelers have no downfield threat outside of DK Metcalf, subsisting instead on quick runs and passes to their running back tandem of Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

Autonomy is increasingly being treated as a means of changing how existing vehicles are used rather than simply as a new type of weapon.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Taking a pre-existing movie and branding it as a sequel to a totally unrelated Hollywood hit was common practice in Italy from the late 1970s until the mid-’90s.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of existing

Verb

However, when the invite couple living upstairs from them — Hawk (Norton) and Piña (Cruz) — to dinner, the night takes a stranger turn with enigmatic couple than Joe and Angela expected.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
California’s notorious cost of living Hilton has promised to deliver $3 gas, slash utility bills by half and make Californians’ first $150,000 in earnings tax-free (an increase from his earlier proposal of $100,000).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of living

Adjective

The researchers also note any other signs of bear activity in the area, such as footprints, scat or a sighting of a live bear.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Per Mattel, Mattel Game Studios aims to combine the live ops expertise of the Mattel163 team with Mattel’s publishing, marketing and brand capabilities, and a growing pipeline of mobile and UGC games based on Mattel brands.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

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