Synonyms of livelihoods

livelihoods

noun

plural of livelihood

as in livings

a way of earning money in order to live

Many fishermen believe that the new regulations threaten their livelihoods.

Related Words

• livings
• businesses
• employments
• enterprises
• trades
• jobs
• occupations
• professions
• vocations
• works
• fields
• games
• callings
• situations
• rackets
• métiers
• missions
• arts
• handicrafts
• lays
• engagements
• crafts
• lines
• lifeworks
• assignments
• offices
• gigs
• calls
• positions
• duties
• functions
• handcrafts
• berths
• tasks
• appointments
• loads
• places
• workloads
• posts
• billets

Dissimilar Words

• pursuits
• hobbies
• avocations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of livelihoods

Abdullatif had a message to those who invaded his family's privacy and livelihoods. — Lesley Marin, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Some 27 percent of respondents noted a desire for support in leveraging digital spaces as platforms for jobs, livelihoods, entrepreneurship and economic participation. — Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The ban, however, wiped out a crop that provided a large share of rural income, without real alternative livelihoods, and in some cases, through force. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Many of their concerns focused on how the bill would affect their livelihoods or cultural practices. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

So if the new leadership were to change its strategy around licensing third-party content, or if some of those cable channels were closed or sold, that could really take a bite out of members’ livelihoods. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Days of heavy monsoon rain has caused rivers, including the Brahmaputra, to overflow that inundated communities while disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure. — ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

This is a foundational arrangement for sustaining North Korean livelihoods and stabilizing China’s northeastern border. — Zheng Jiyong, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

But people should not be forced to abandon their homes, livelihoods, cultures, and communities because heat has become impossible to endure. — Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026