Synonyms for lifespan
life·span

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1. lifespannoun

   Synonyms:
   lifetime

2. lifespannoun

   The length of time for which an organism lives.

   Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.

   Synonyms:
   lifetime

3. lifespannoun

   The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.

   Synonyms:
   lifetime

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1. life, lifetime, life-time, lifespannoun

   the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

   "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"

   Synonyms:
   sprightliness, life sentence, lifetime, life story, spirit, life-time, biography, life, liveliness, living, life history, aliveness, animation

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1. • Time Period

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1. time from birth to death

   time between birth and death

   Submitted by acronimous on April 15, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "lifespan":

   lifetime, longevity, life, life-span, duration, lifecycle, expectancy

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How to use lifespan in a sentence?

1. Tom Garey:

   Be mindful of your body, if something is out of the norm, go get it checked. Because if it’s ALS, the sooner the diagnosis the longer lifespan you have, because they can start treating you.

2. George Ploubidis:

   Earlier in the 20th century, a rise in life expectancy went hand in hand with an increase in healthy lifespan -- younger generations were living longer, healthier lives.

3. Ken Dychtwald:

   We also have people dying longer, we are able to keep people alive without much quality of life in many cases. We haven't done a great job of making healthspan match up with lifespan, which is both miserable and unbelievably costly - and frightening.

4. Jim Gorbunow:

   The average lifespan of a kidney is 13 to 15 years. I’m in end stage renal failure. I can’t go anywhere else with my kidney now. I have to have a kidney transplant. I can’t live on dialysis forever.

5. Danny Longman:

   In much the same as a company with minimal overheads is more able to weather out an economic downturn,( if) a species needs less energy to live, it is more likely to survive periods when there is decreased food availability, in fact, it has recently been demonstrated that the energy expenditure of humans and other primates is remarkably low compared with other placental mammals, and that this may be linked to our long lifespan.