subsist

Questions about subsist

What does subsist mean?

subsist means "support oneself".

How many syllables are in subsist?

subsist has 2 syllables: sub-sist. The stress falls on "sist". In IPA it is /səbˈsɪst/.

What is another word for subsist?

Close synonyms include exist, survive, live. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is subsist a common word?

subsist is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with subsist?

6 words rhyme with subsist. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.