Synonyms of made ends meet

made ends meet

phrase

past tense of make ends meet

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs

The couple's income was just enough to make ends meet each month.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coped
• did
• managed
• made out
• made shift
• made do
• survived
• got on
• got by
• got along
• shifted
• afforded
• fared
• carried on
• fended for oneself
• eked out
• scraped (by or through)
• contrived
• lasted
• scrounged
• scraped (out)
• squeezed
• wrung
• wrested
• swung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• collapsed
• fell short
• declined
• slumped
• floundered
• waned
• gave up
• fizzled
• petered (out)