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hand-to-mouth

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hand-to-mouth

less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable

survived on a hand-to-mouth income that came from any odd job that he could find

Synonyms of hand-to-mouth

exiguous, light, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy

Words Related to hand-to-mouth

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting

bare, bare-bones

least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest

slight, small, thin

barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive

Phrases Synonymous with hand-to-mouth

thin on the ground

Near Antonyms of hand-to-mouth

adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich

lavish, luxuriant

blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving

excess, extra, surplus

Antonyms of hand-to-mouth

abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

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