Qualities

Synonyms for vital

The synonym for vital recorded in this bank is lively, in the sense "full of spirit". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · a wrong tile in 4 puzzles

The synonym for vital

livelyadjective, in the sense "full of spirit"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for vital.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

full of spirit

At eighty he remained vital, curious, and full of energy.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

lively

Same sentence, swapped: At eighty he remained lively, curious, and full of energy.

Close but different

Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.

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Where vital turns up in the game

vital is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in four other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where vital is the trap

acidadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is bitter, in the sense "harsh or corrosive in tone", with vital sitting one tile away.
effectiveadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is efficient, in the sense "able to accomplish a purpose", with vital sitting one tile away.
effectiveadjective, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is good, in the sense "exerting force or influence", with vital sitting one tile away.
needfuladjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is needed, in the sense "necessary for relief or supply", so vital is there to be ruled out.

Play vital

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so vital reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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This page is built from Open English WordNet 2025, with the sense, the sentence, the tier and the near misses read by a human in the July 2026 audit. Everything on it is a stored field, not a run-time composition.

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The same bank, read from both sides

vital is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 4. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.

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