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What is another word for Vital? – 234 Vital Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    crucial essential necessary important critical pivotal key fundamental indispensable vitalistic energetic lively animated spirited dynamic lively essential necessary indispensable crucial important significant consequential momentous decisive influential imperative required obligatory mandatory compulsory vital alive living breathing existing present alive vitalized invigorated energized refreshed revitalized renewed reborn regenerated recreated restored animated enlivened invigorated vital crucial essential necessary important critical pivotal key fundamental indispensable

    Meaning of Vital

    The primary meaning of the word "Vital" is related to being essential or necessary for the existence or success of something.

    Definitions

    • Oxford Languages defines "Vital" as:
    • * Absolutely necessary or important, of the utmost importance
    • * Full of energy, enthusiasm, and life, having a strong and healthy constitution
    • * Relating to or characteristic of life or living organisms

    Etymology of Vital

    The word "Vital" originates from the Latin word "vitalis," meaning "of or pertaining to life"
    Historically, the term has been used since the 15th century to describe things essential for life or living organisms

    Example Uses

    • The discovery of a new species is vital to the field of biology
    • * Regular exercise is vital for maintaining good physical health
    • * The company's vital signs are looking good, with profits on the rise

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    nonessential unnecessary unimportant insignificant inconsequential trivial minor negligible dispensable disposable useless futile ineffective unproductive worthless meaningless irrelevant immaterial frivolous petty slight trifling trivial paltry inconsequential unnecessary unneeded redundant excessive superfluous surplus unwanted useless futile inessential noncritical unvital inanimate lifeless dead inorganic inert