Synonyms for life-support
life-sup·port

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1. life-support system, life supportnoun

   equipment that makes life possible in otherwise deadly environmental conditions

   "the astronauts relied on their life-support systems"

   Synonyms:
   life-support system, life support

2. life-support system, life supportadjective

   medical equipment that assists or replaces important bodily functions and so enables a patient to live who otherwise might not survive

   "the patient is on life support"

   Synonyms:
   life-support system, life support

3. life-supportadjective

   of or pertaining to equipment or methods used to sustain life

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1. List of paraphrases for "life-support":

   life-supporting, life-sustaining, survival

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1. Nick Clegg:

   I totally rule out any arrangements with the SNP — in the same way I rule out any arrangements with UKIP — because there is no meeting point for me with one party that basically wants to pull our country to bits and another party that wants us to pull out of the EU, i would never recommend to the Liberal Democrats that we help establish a government which is basically on a life support system, where Alex Salmond could pull the plug any time he wants.

2. Katherine Ornstein:

   It really speaks to the fact that the challenging job of a caregiver is not necessarily restricted to a few months before one dies, certainly individuals are more vulnerable at the end of life. Support for caregivers may be more urgent at the end of life but important through critical illness.

3. Vadim Ghirda/AP:

   The municipal ‘ life support system ’ of the capital is operating normally. Currently, 30 % of consumers are without electricity. Due to emergency shutdowns, alexander Ermochenko/Reuters Kyiv residents have water and heat.

4. Natalie Wood:

   We gave Evan the last rites and then we turned off her life support, she was declared brain dead…The hospital kept giving me a sliver of hope. I knew it was wrong, but I wanted it to be true. So I hung on for a week. It’s rough. I feel like I’ve been very, very beaten. I hurt from head to toe with the pain of losing my daughter.

5. Chris Bowler:

   Plankton are much more than just food for the whales, although tiny, these organisms are a vital part of the Earth's life support system, providing half of the oxygen generated each year on Earth by photosynthesis and lying at the base of marine food chains on which all other ocean life depends.