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- pronunciation:
- vaI
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
having to do with life.
The nurse checked the patient's heartbeat and other vital signs.- similar words:
- animate
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| definition 2: |
necessary to life.
The heart and lungs are vital organs. |
| definition 3: |
full of life or energy.
The old woman was still vital at ninety years of age.- synonyms:
- animated, energetic, lively
- antonyms:
- mechanical
- similar words:
- active, alive, animate, brisk, bubbling, dynamic, indispensable, sparkling
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| definition 4: |
very important; necessary.
It is vital that you finish high school.- synonyms:
- critical, crucial, essential, indispensable, necessary
- antonyms:
- unimportant
- similar words:
- cardinal, central, imperative, important, material, paramount, significant
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| related words: |
basic, big, dire, living, momentous, radical, serious, stock |
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| derivation: |
vitally (adv.) |
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