Synonyms of fending for oneself

fending for oneself

phrase

present participle of fend for oneself

as in coping

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

• coping
• doing
• getting on
• making do
• getting along
• getting by
• making out
• managing
• surviving
• making ends meet
• making shift
• carrying on
• shifting
• scraping (by or through)
• faring
• scraping (out)
• affording
• eking out
• lasting
• contriving
• scrounging
• squeezing
• wringing
• swinging
• wresting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling short
• failing
• collapsing
• floundering
• declining
• waning
• giving up
• petering (out)
• slumping
• fizzling