Synonyms for life-sustaining
life-sus·tain·ing

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1. vital, life-sustainingadjective

   performing an essential function in the living body

   "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

   Synonyms:
   lively, critical, full of life, vital

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential

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

   life-supporting, life-support, subsistence, survival

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1. Simon Newell:

   For some, continuing life-sustaining treatment is simply prolonging suffering in the face of the inevitable, for (some) babies, no treatment is going to cure them and their quality of life is non-existent.

2. Mark Ghilarducci:

   The State of California is continuously working to support our hospitals and protect the lives of Californians impacted by COVID-19. By working to upgrade challenged oxygen delivery systems at these older hospitals, we can improve the ability to deliver life sustaining medical care to those who need The State of California.

3. Dustin Gohmert:

   You can almost think of it as a personalized spacecraft -- a secondary but much more personalized spacecraft that protects the crew member, provides them pressure, oxygen, cooling and any other life-sustaining functions that are needed.