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life-or-death
life-or-death (līf′ər-dĕth′)adj. Variant of life-and-death.life-or-death adj another word for life-and-death life′-and-death′ also life-or-death
adj. involving possible loss of life; mortal; crucially important: a life-and-death struggle. [1680–90] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | life-or-death - vitally important; "a life-and-death struggle"life-and-deathcrucial, important - of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women" |
life-or-death
life-or-death1. Involving or pertaining to the risk or possibility that someone may die. (Used prenominally.) As a police officer in this neighborhood, you end up facing life-or-death situations on a regular basis.2. Extremely serious or of dire consequences; of imperative importance. We've got some life-or-death decisions to make at the next board meeting that will determine the fate of the company.life-or-death
Synonyms for life-or-deathadj vitally importantSynonymsRelated Words |