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Definitions

vital

[vahyt-l] / ˈvaɪt l /
ADJECTIVE
essential
Synonyms
STRONGEST
basic critical crucial decisive fundamental imperative important indispensable integral key meaningful necessary needed significant urgent
WEAK
bottom-line cardinal coal-and-ice constitutive heavy life-or-death meat-and-potatoes must-have nitty-gritty prerequisite required requisite underlined
Antonyms
STRONGEST
additional extra inessential insignificant meaningless minor needless nonessential optional secondary trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary useless voluntary worthless
WEAK
dead dull insignficant sluggish
ADJECTIVE
lively
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dynamic energetic vibrant vigorous
WEAK
animated forceful lusty red-blooded spirited strenuous vivacious zestful
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull idle inactive lethargic
WEAK
dead inessential insignficant sluggish trivial unimportant
ADJECTIVE
alive
Synonyms
WEAK
animate animated breathing generative invigorative life-giving live living quickening
Antonyms
WEAK
dead dull inessential insignficant sluggish trivial unimportant

Example Sentences

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Gasoline prices shot up fast as fighting raged in Iran and shipping through a waterway vital to the world’s oil supply slowed to a trickle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The bottleneck of ships waiting to move through the vital waterway includes more than 425 oil and fuel tankers and nearly 20 vessels carrying liquefied natural gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Iran's foreign minister said that under the two-week ceasefire agreement, maritime traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz would be guaranteed.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

This would leave them without vital support and affect their broader quality of life.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“I agree,” replied Methuselah, “but the next line is of vital importance. It tells exactly when to look—‘at night, when day’s first hour.’”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques