as in living
a way of earning money in order to live
Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of livelihood
The Last Ship is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The musical is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset of the spring planting season, rattling off the long list of issues affecting his family’s livelihood at their 2,000-acre farm near Wahoo, Nebraska.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for livelihood
Ryan Brennan
april 14, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
The musical is set in a shipbuilding community in northeast England facing the closure of their shipyard — a place that represents the core of the town’s identity and livelihood.
—Ryan Brennan
april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The 60-year-old was anxious at the onset of the spring planting season, rattling off the long list of issues affecting his family’s livelihood at their 2,000-acre farm near Wahoo, Nebraska.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Devereaux receives a hero’s welcome back home, but his irrational and violent behavior threatens his new livelihood, as does the knowledge of his cowardice held by Capt.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for livelihood
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livelihood
Noun
-
An elevator opens to the fifth floor, where all the sleeping quarters—including a one-bedroom guest suite with living and dining areas—are spread out.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2026
-
But at the bottom of a nearby hill, there is also a patch of woods that runs along an old railroad, just large enough, apparently, for a coyote to eke out a living.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Issue areas include business, civic amenities, community resources, education and employment, energy and innovation, flood protection, food and agriculture, healthcare, land use and natural resources, public safety, transportation, water resources and wildfire and forest health.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
-
The class would enable students to gain specialized skills needed for employment after graduation or for further post-secondary training, a memo from the district said, and would also provide students with opportunities to teach other students in the district’s introductory welding course.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Large alternative asset managers, with both private credit and private equity businesses, are so far striking a measured tone, acknowledging pockets of stress while emphasizing resilience.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
-
Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Livelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livelihood. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
