- subsist
- v1. exist, be, live, breathe, draw breath, respire.2. remain, stay alive, endure; last, continue, stay, survive, persist, hold; abide, bide, fare, run, wear; perdure, keep on, go on, maintain, Sl. hang in there; scrape by, eke out, keep body and soul together, Sl. get along, Sl. get by, make out; cope, keep one's head above water, keep afloat, make ends meet.3. maintain, support, sustain, keep; feed, nourish, nurture, provide, supply; keep alive, preserve, keep going.4.Usu. subsist inreside, dwell, lie in, inhabit; inform, consist in, inhere in; stand, obtain, hold, prevail, be present.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.