eke Antonyms
Meaning of eke
eke (v. t.)
To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply of one kind with some other.
eke (adv.)
In addition; also; likewise.
eke (n.)
An addition.
eke Sentence Examples
- They eked out a living by farming on the thin strip of land between the river and the cliffs.
- Manuel had to eke out an existence by doing odd jobs after his company downsized.
- The old man eked out a few more years of life by sheer willpower.
- The refugees had to eke out a meager existence in the crowded camps.
- The writer eked out a living by freelancing for various magazines and newspapers.
- The artist eked out a masterpiece with painstaking attention to detail.
- The scientist eked out new knowledge from the data, bit by bit.
- The explorer eked out a path through the dense jungle, one step at a time.
- The swimmer eked out a victory in the race by a fraction of a second.
- The company eked out a profit in the last quarter, despite the economic downturn.
FAQs About the word eke
To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a laborious, inferior, or scanty additio
earn, obtain, gain, scrape (up or together), secure,squeeze, scrounge, acquire, attain, procure
No antonyms found.
They eked out a living by farming on the thin strip of land between the river and the cliffs.
Manuel had to eke out an existence by doing odd jobs after his company downsized.
The old man eked out a few more years of life by sheer willpower.
The refugees had to eke out a meager existence in the crowded camps.
