sustentation
- noun
- /ˌsʌstəˈneɪʃən/
- Without adequate sustentation, the community faced severe hardship during the drought.
Examples
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The charity's efforts ensured the sustentation of hundreds of displaced families.
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Food provides sustentation.
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Regular meals are a basic form of sustentation necessary for good health.
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Water is essential for sustentation.
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Regular meals are a basic form of sustentation necessary for good health.
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The charity's efforts ensured the sustentation of hundreds of displaced families.
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Without adequate sustentation, the community faced severe hardship during the drought.
Synonyms
150
1.0
Eating or giving food to people, animals, and plants
143
2.3
How a person gets and uses food to stay healthy and grow
36
2.0
Food and drink needed for growth and health
26
5.7
Food and drink that keep you alive and healthy
16
6.6
Food and other things people need to live
10
3.6
Providing food and other needs so a person or family can live
4
9.8
Help given to people in a difficult or dangerous time
1
7.2
To provide food, water, and help so people can live
1
9.9
The act of giving food and drink to a person or animal
Antonyms
How Much Support
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3.3
23
3.4
16
6.6
245
2.7
67
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sustentation comes from the same root as sustain and sustenance, made of sub- 'under' and tenere 'to hold'. So it means 'holding up' and refers to the food or help that keeps people alive.