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vital
adjective as in essential
Strongest matches
basic, critical, crucial, decisive, fundamental, imperative, important, indispensable, integral, key, meaningful, necessary, needed, significant, urgent
Weak matches
bottom-line, cardinal, coal-and-ice, constitutive, heavy, life-or-death, meat-and-potatoes, must-have, nitty-gritty, prerequisite, required, requisite, underlined
adjective as in lively
adjective as in alive
Weak matches
animate, animated, breathing, generative, invigorative, life-giving, live, living, quickening
Example Sentences
The body's circadian system regulates roughly 20% of all genes in the human genome, orchestrating vital processes such as digestion, immune response, and sleep-wake cycles.
That extended a campaign that had crimped a vital sea lane for two years and drew the U.S. into pitched naval battles.
Now, a team led by the University of Cambridge is exploring innovative approaches that could eventually “de-fossilize” this vital industry.
On other key issues, Beijing will now pause export controls it brought in last month on rare earth minerals - vital in the production of cars, planes and weapons - for a year.
You have also got the individual brilliance and capability of Henry Pollock - able to grab a ball one-handed and be in the right place at the right time to score a vital try.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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