Life-or-death

Synonyms for "life-or-death" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

basic bedrock central

Adjective(3 words)

big crucial earnest

Strong matches (9)

essential focal fundamental

Adjective(6 words)

essential fatefraught fateful fatesome grave important

Related words (14)

indispensable material serious substantive urgent vital

Adjective(1 words)

life-and-death

Adjective(7 words)

noticeable ominous paramount portentous remarkable top of mind vital

Related word relations

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Related terms

1 entries

matter of life and death

similar

2 entries

crucial important

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

Korean

1 entries

판가름하다 adj (having death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous)

Polish

1 entries

na śmierć i życie adj (having death as a possible or even likely outcome; perilous)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.

Source: tatoeba (45744)

After a life-or-death experience, some people claim that they have found new takes on life.

Source: tatoeba (4597804)

Yanni is about to make a life-or-death decision.

Source: tatoeba (9635600)

Doctors repaired Healey's aneurysm, but Dr. Rubin explains that when the aneurysm suddenly bursts, the situation becomes a life-or-death emergency.

Source: tatoeba (11098979)

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