Synonyms of fends for oneself

fends for oneself

phrase

present tense third-person singular of fend for oneself

as in copes

to meet one's day-to-day needs

She knew she would have to fend for herself if she went away to college instead of staying at home.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copes
• does
• manages
• survives
• makes out
• makes do
• shifts
• fares
• gets by
• makes ends meet
• gets on
• gets along
• makes shift
• affords
• scrapes (by or through)
• carries on
• ekes out
• scrapes (out)
• lasts
• contrives
• scrounges
• swings
• squeezes
• wrings
• wrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falls short
• fails
• collapses
• flounders
• declines
• slumps
• wanes
• peters (out)
• fizzles
• gives up