Synonyms for Make ends meet:

• n.

  •get by (noun)
  • get.

• v.

  •be cheap or frugal about (verb)
  • skimp.
  •economize (verb)
  • manage,
  • stretch a dollar,
  • be sparing,
  • stint,
  • cut corners,
  • retrench,
  • conserve,
  • tighten one's belt,
  • meet a budget,
  • pay one's way,
  • be prudent,
  • pinch pennies,
  • be frugal,
  • keep within means,
  • cut down,
  • shepherd,
  • run tight ship,
  • cut back.
  •get by (verb)
  • fare,
  • do well enough,
  • make out,
  • flourish,
  • cope,
  • muddle through,
  • succeed,
  • thrive,
  • exist,
  • get on,
  • prosper,
  • subsist,
  • shift,
  • contrive,
  • DO.
  •save (verb)
  • put by,
  • stow away,
  • sock away,
  • hide away,
  • be thrifty.
  •scrimp (verb)
  • run a tight ship,
  • be economical,
  • be cheap.
  •skimp (verb)
  • scant,
  • withhold,
  • scrape,
  • pinch,
  • scamp,
  • be mean with,
  • slight,
  • screw.
  •stint (verb)
  • penny-pinch,
  • limit,
  • go easy on,
  • restrain,
  • define,
  • grudge,
  • begrudge,
  • be parsimonious,
  • skimp on,
  • be stingy,
  • confine.
  •subsist (verb)
  • barely exist,
  • stick it out,
  • eke out a living,
  • eke out an existence,
  • remain,
  • sustain,
  • continue,
  • stay alive,
  • stick with it,
  • remain alive,
  • endure.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • get along.
  •economize
  • Shepherded,
  • pinching pennies,
  • pinches pennies,
  • economize,
  • Shepherding,
  • pinched pennies.
  •get by
  • Fared.
  •skimp
  • Scanting,
  • Scanted,
  • scants,
  • scamped,
  • scamping.
  •stint
  • going easy on,
  • pennypinching.
  •survive
  • budget,
  • estimate.

Antonyms for Make ends meet:

• v.

  • economize
    spend, throw away, squander.
  • get by
    fail, lose.
  • live
    depart, not use, die, cease.
  • save
    endanger, make vulnerable, hurt, give, distribute, leave open, scatter, use, divide, harm, ignore, neglect, let go, disperse, waste.
  • skimp
    release.
  • stint
    free, liberate.
  • subsist
    discontinue, stop, halt.