Synonyms of sustenance

sustenance

noun

ˈsə-stə-nən(t)s 

as in food

something that maintains or stimulates the intellect

my only sustenance on the long flight was a trashy novel I'd bought in the airport

Synonyms & Similar Words

• food
• nourishment
• aliment
• pabulum
• refection

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• candy
• trash
• pap
• fluff
• pablum

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sustenance

Eating and drinking Situated next to the pool and providing sustenance from early morning to late at night is the Son Xotano restaurant. — Jonathan Samuels, TheWeek, 17 July 2026

To provide that sustenance that gives people life and well-being. — Arkansas Online, 10 July 2026

One of the researchers’ biggest surprises was the discovery of a particular type of shell from the mollusk Columbella rustica, too small to provide sustenance, in both the Neanderthal and Homo sapiens layers. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

The harm from a dramatic AI-induced increase in mass unemployment would not be cured simply with Universal Basic Income, a policy that shares the gains of AI by simply cutting equal checks to ensure basic sustenance for all. — Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026