hand to mouth Synonyms
Strongest:
- sufficient
- tolerable
- fertile
- satisfactory
- abundant
- sufficient
- satisfactory
- generous
- generous
- adequate
- liberal
- fertile
- abundant
- bountiful
- plentiful
- ample
- copious
- plentiful
- tolerable
- bountiful
- enough
- enough
- copious
- ample
- rich
- adequate
- rich
- liberal
Strong:
- plenteous
- lavish
- prolific
- excess
- extra
- lavish
- fruitful
- flourishing
- fecund
- prolific
- fruitful
- fat
- fat
- luxuriant
- luxuriant
- excess
- extra
- thriving
- flourishing
- thriving
- fecund
- plenteous
Weak:
hand to mouth Meaning
hand to mouth (r)
with barely enough money for immediate needs
hand to mouth (s)
providing only bare essentials
hand to mouth Sentence Examples
- The struggling artist lived hand to mouth, relying on small commissions to survive.
- The family's income was barely enough to keep them hand to mouth, forcing them to make difficult choices.
- The migrant workers lived hand to mouth, their daily wages providing only for their immediate needs.
- The elderly woman's pension was so meager that she struggled to make ends meet hand to mouth.
- The accident left him unable to work, forcing him into a hand-to-mouth existence.
- The rampant inflation had left many people living hand to mouth, unable to afford basic necessities.
- The community center provided meals to support those who were living hand to mouth.
- The young couple worked tirelessly to escape their hand-to-mouth lifestyle.
- The government's welfare program kept many families from living hand to mouth.
- The loss of his job plunged him into a hand-to-mouth existence, leaving him feeling hopeless and uncertain.
FAQs About the word hand to mouth
with barely enough money for immediate needs, providing only bare essentials
sparse, poor, scarce, exiguous, skimpy, slender,scanty, light, minimal, stingy
sufficient, tolerable, fertile, satisfactory, abundant, sufficient, satisfactory, generous, generous, adequate
The struggling artist lived hand to mouth, relying on small commissions to survive.
The family's income was barely enough to keep them hand to mouth, forcing them to make difficult choices.
The migrant workers lived hand to mouth, their daily wages providing only for their immediate needs.
The elderly woman's pension was so meager that she struggled to make ends meet hand to mouth.
