hand-to-mouth

The word “hand-to-mouth” has 3 syllables: hand-to-mouth

It's pronounced as /hænd tə maʊθ/

What is synonym and antonym for hand-to-mouth?

In the thesaurus, “hand-to-mouth” has 40 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hand-to-mouth along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for hand-to-mouth

bare
bare-bones
barren
deficient
exiguous
inadequate
infertile
insufficient
lacking
least
light
littlest
lowest
meager
meagre
mere
minimal
niggardly
poor
scant
scanty
scarce
short
skimp
skimpy
slender
slight
slightest
slim
small
spare
sparing
sparse
sterile
stingy
thin
thin on the ground
unfruitful
unproductive
wanting

Antonyms for hand-to-mouth

abundant
adequate
ample
blooming
bountiful
bursting
copious
enough
excess
extra
fat
fecund
fertile
flourishing
fruitful
generous
lavish
liberal
luxuriant
plenteous
plentiful
proliferative
prolific
rich
satisfactory
sufficient
surplus
swarming
teeming
thriving
tolerable

Meanings of hand-to-mouth

adjective
1. Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty.

Example Sentences

Many families in the region live hand-to-mouth, struggling to make ends meet.
The workers are paid so little that they can only afford a hand-to-mouth existence.
Despite working hard, they are still living hand-to-mouth without saving for the future.
After the layoffs, he had to survive on a hand-to-mouth budget.
The charity helps people who are living hand-to-mouth by providing food and shelter.

On this page you'll find 71 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hand-to-mouth, such as: abundant, adequate, ample, bare, bare-bones, barren, blooming.

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