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. 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.

3. 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.