vital :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

Vital Inc.

n. software development company

Verbs (0)

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (9)

vital

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

vital

adj. manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

vital

adj. manifesting or characteristic of life; "a vital, living organism"; "vital signs"

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"

critical

adj. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

energetic, full of life

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

life-giving, vitalizing

adj. giving or having the power to give life and spirit; "returning the life-giving humus to the land"- Louis Bromfield; "life-giving love and praise"; "the vitalizing rays of the warming sun"

Fuzzynyms (84)

breathing

adj. passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone"

fundamental, crucial, important, of import

adj. of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

crucial, important

adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

big

adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"

cardinal, central, key, fundamental, polar, primal

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

polar, pivotal

adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

capital, great, majuscule

adj. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

primary, main, chief, principal

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

significant, important

adj. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"

serious, weighty

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

strategic

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

critical, vital

adj. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

critical, decisive

adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"

essential, indispensable

adj. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"

fundamental, deep-rooted, deep-seated, ingrained

adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"

constitutional, integral, inherent, built-in, inbuilt

adj. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

strategic

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

critical, decisive

adj. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test"

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"

essential, indispensable

adj. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"

fundamental, deep-rooted, deep-seated, ingrained

dynamic, dynamical

adj. characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"

vivacious, vibrant

adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

pushing, aggressive, enterprising, pushful, pushy

adj. marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world"

light, quick, agile, nimble, spry

adj. moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it"

slender, supple, lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, svelte, sylphlike, sylph-like

adj. moving and bending with ease

energetic

adj. possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"

vigorous, vehement

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; "a vigorous hiker"; "gave her skirt a vigorous shake"; "a vigorous campaign"; "a vigorous foreign policy"; "vigorous opposition to the war"

exuberant, ebullient, high-spirited

adj. joyously unrestrained

spirited

adj. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

Synonyms (53)

living, live

adj. possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"

living

adj. (used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried; "carved into the living stone";

viable

adj. capable of life or normal growth and development; "viable seeds"; "a viable fetus"

primary, basal

adj. of primary importance

basic, staple

adj. necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"

biogenic

adj. essential for maintaining the fundamental life processes; "sleep and food and water are among the biogenic needs of the organism"

constitutional, constituent, constitutive, organic

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

must

adj. highly recommended; "a book that is must reading"

substantive, substantial, in essence

adj. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"

alive, animated

adj. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"

spirited, bouncing, bouncy, peppy, zippy

adj. marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance"

breezy, carefree

adj. fresh and animated; "her breezy nature"

sparkling, scintillating, sparkly, bubbling, effervescent, vivacious

adj. marked by high spirits or excitement; "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"

effusive, gushing, burbling, burbly

adj. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; "a novel told in burbly panting tones"

animating, enlivening

adj. giving spirit and vivacity

energizing, bracing, tonic, brisk, fresh, refreshing

adj. imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

corroborant

adj. used of a medicine that is strengthening

exhilarating, stimulating

adj. making lively and cheerful; "the exhilarating effect of mountain air"

strengthening, fortifying

adj. (invigorating)

restorative, renewing, reviving, revitalizing

adj. tending to impart new life and vigor to; "the renewing warmth of the sunshine"

Antonyms (5)

dead, inanimate

adj. no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"

insignificant, unimportant

adj. not important or noteworthy

dispensable

adj. capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property"

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