Synonyms for vital
ˈvaɪt l

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1. critical, vital(adj)

   urgently needed; absolutely necessary

   "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

   Synonyms:
   decisive, lively, full of life, critical, life-sustaining

   Antonyms:
   dead, unanimated, unessential, inessential, dispensable

2. vital, life-sustaining(adj)

   performing an essential function in the living body

   "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

   Synonyms:
   life-sustaining, lively, critical, full of life

   Antonyms:
   inessential, unessential, dead, dispensable, unanimated

3. full of life, lively, vital(adj)

   full of spirit

   "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"

   Synonyms:
   spanking, live, resilient, lively, springy, bouncy, snappy, brisk, racy, critical, life-sustaining, merry, zippy, full of life, rattling, alert

   Antonyms:
   dispensable, inessential, unessential, dead, unanimated

4. vital(adj)

   manifesting or characteristic of life

   "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

   Synonyms:
   life-sustaining, lively, critical, full of life

   Antonyms:
   inessential, dead, unanimated, unessential, dispensable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. vital

   Synonyms:
   living, animate, life-supporting, life-containing, essential, necessary, important, indispensable, inseparable, paramount, material

   Antonyms:
   mortal, lethal, cadaverous, lifeless, inanimate, unessential, unimportant, secondary, separable, immaterial

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1. vital(a.)

   Synonyms:
   essential, indispensable, very necessary

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1. List of paraphrases for "vital":

   essential, crucial, critical, important, fundamental, indispensable, key, decisive, imperative, vitale, life-saving, necessary, paramount, pivotal, basic, capital, central, major, core, significant

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1. New FIFA:

   We applaud McDonald’s for joining with Coca-Cola and Visa. They understand just how vital it is that reform of FIFA is independent of the deep vested interests surrounding the organization and its personnel.

2. David Milliband in a statement:

   But in the four years of the Syria crisis, there has been inertia rather than leadership, as the German government calmly says that it expects 800,000 refugees and asylum seekers in 2015, it is vital for the U.S. to step up its response.

3. Simone Weil, The Need for Roots (1949):

   What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war. Petrol is much more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict.

4. American Lung Association:

   EPA’s proposal to strengthen the standard is a vital step forward in the fight to protect all Americans from the dangers of breathing ozone pollution.

5. Ira Mehlman:

   It is simply bad public policy to be spending public funds at a time when everyone is strapped for cash and cannot fund the money for vital services. Even if they are relatively small funders, they are directing much-needed resources from schools and roads to meet the political desires of lawmakers.

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