Synonyms for life-threatening
life-threat·en·ing

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1. dangerous, grave, grievous, serious, severe, life-threateningadjective

   causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm

   "a dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"; "a life-threatening disease"

   Synonyms:
   severe, sober, serious, wicked, stark, unsafe, terrible, hard, spartan, stern, heavy, unplayful, weighty, monstrous, grave, good, grievous, atrocious, sedate, flagitious, dangerous, knockout, austere, heartbreaking, heartrending, solemn

   Antonyms:
   noncrucial, noncritical

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

   fatal, deadly, lethal, mortal

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1. The National Hurricane Center:

   This is a life-threatening situation, persons located within these( storm surge warning) areas should take all necessary actions to protect life and property from rising water and the potential for other dangerous conditions.

2. Michael Jensen:

   David Crosby is obviously very upset that he accidentally hit anyone. And, based off of initial reports, he is relieved that the injuries to the gentleman were not life threatening, he wishes the jogger a very speedy recovery.

3. Ravindra Gupta:

   It is important to note that this curative treatment is high-risk, and only used as a last resort for patients with HIV who also have life-threatening haematological malignancies, therefore, this is not a treatment that would be offered widely to patients with HIV who are on successful antiretroviral treatment.

4. Dennis Feltgen:

   Swells from the storm could reach much of the east coast of Atlantic Canada by the end of the week and continue through the weekend. These swells could cause life-threatening surf and rip currents.

5. Richard Oram:

   If you get this wrong, if you label someone who actually has type 2 diabetes as type 1 they'll be left on insulin for the rest of their life when they don't need it. Even worse, if someone with type 1 diabetes is mislabelled as having type 2 diabetes then they may not be treated with the insulin they need and they may suffer life threatening complications.