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earn a living

VERB

live

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feed get along maintain

STRONG

fare profit subsist support

WEAK

acquire a livelihood earn money get by make ends meet make it

Antonyms

WEAK

cease depart die not use

VERB

work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

labor manage pursue strive toil try

STRONG

dig drive drudge freelance hustle manufacture moil moonlight ply slog specialize strain sweat

WEAK

apply oneself be gainfully employed buckle down carry on do a job do business have a job hold a job knuckle down nine-to-five it peg away plug away punch a clock take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stop

STRONG

be lazy idle laze

WEAK

destroy relax rest

Example Sentences

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But their dad worries that it is becoming impossible to earn a living out of milk.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“If I can’t earn a living because the price of gasoline keeps rising, I’ll have to dock the boat,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

If machines can perform most economically valuable work better than humans can, how do people earn a living and support their families?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"You're basically invisible. You don't exist. It's like you're living in the shadows. You don't have a bank account, you can't apply for a decent job that you can earn a living with."

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

There were few ways in which they could earn a living.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

earn a living

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