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
• rackets
• situations
• 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

Los Angeles’ identity and workers’ livelihoods are at stake, say worried residents who fear that Paramount will leave the state. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Many ranchers in the Southwest say the wolves are jeopardizing their livelihoods by killing their cattle. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Rather than treating the subject purely as an environmental story, the filmmakers tie it to livelihoods, food security, migration, development, weaponization, corporatization and the future of ecosystems and communities. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

The theater district was one of the major engines of New York's tourism economy, supporting the restaurants, hotels, bars, shops, cab drivers, and thousands of workers whose livelihoods depended on people coming into Manhattan. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

In background screening, this discipline is vital because our technology supports decisions that affect people’s livelihoods. — Tim Dowd, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026

But the ferocity of the strikes do not compare to the early days of the war when Iran launched hundreds of rockets and drones on regional targets, including Israel, heavily disrupting livelihoods and inflicting damage on stable countries. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

At the conference in Mongolia, nomadic representatives sought ideas as well as funding to help protect their livelihoods. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

As the downstream country, Pakistan depends heavily on the Indus Water Treaty, with tens of millions of people relying on the rivers' waters for their livelihoods and survival. — Sam Meredith,priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026