Synonyms of subsisting

subsisting 1 of 2

adjective

as in surviving

Related Words

• surviving
• existing
• being
• breathing
• live
• living
• animate
• alive
• flourishing
• thriving
• prospering
• booming
• roaring
• bouncing
• quick
• animated
• spirited
• sprightly
• lively
• perky
• energetic
• vivacious
• vital
• peppy
• frisky
• jazzy
• springy
• sprightful
• zippy

Dissimilar Words

• dying
• moribund
• sinking
• fading
• declining
• expiring
• deteriorating
• decadent
• passing away

subsisting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of subsist

as in living

to have life

a love that was as great as any that ever did subsist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• living
• being
• existing
• breathing
• ruling
• surviving
• continuing
• kicking
• enduring
• persisting
• lasting
• keeping (on)
• flourishing
• leading
• abiding
• running on
• holding on
• moving
• thriving
• holding up
• prospering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying
• expiring
• perishing
• departing
• vanishing
• disappearing
• succumbing
• evaporating
• passing away
• ending
• ceasing
• stopping
• discontinuing
• dying (down)
• quitting
• subsiding
• waning
• ebbing
• abating
• moderating
• desisting
• letting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of subsisting

Verb

Human existence senses that something impedes it from subsisting. — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

Many Cubans were subsisting, and working in industries outright owned by Americans. — Mo Rocca, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026

The Steelers have no downfield threat outside of DK Metcalf, subsisting instead on quick runs and passes to their running back tandem of Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026

Dallas’ offense is swinging for the fences on every possession, subsisting almost exclusively on a diet of explosive plays. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2025