SUSTENTATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
   Synonym(s)
   • maintenance (what does maintenance mean?)
   • sustainment (what does sustainment mean?)
   • sustenance (what does sustenance mean?)
   • upkeep (what does upkeep mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were in want of sustenance
   • fishing was their main sustainment
   Hypernyms(s) sustentation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   • maintain (what does maintain mean?)
   • nourish (what does nourish mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • prolong (what does prolong mean?)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   • keep up (what does keep up mean?)