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vitals

[vahyt-lz] / ˈvaɪt lz /
NOUN
bowels
Synonyms
STRONG
belly core deep depths entrails guts hold innards interior intestines penetralia recesses viscera
Antonyms
STRONG
exterior exteriority outside
NOUN
entrails
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insides
STRONG
bowels guts innards viscera
WEAK
internal parts
NOUN
intestines
Synonyms
STRONG
bowels guts innards insides viscera
WEAK
digestive organs
NOUN
necessity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
essential fundamental obligation precondition prerequisite requirement urgency
STRONG
call cause claim compulsion demand desideratum duress essence exaction exigency godsend imperative indispensability inevitability inexorableness must must-have necessary pinch privation requisite stress want
WEAK
life or death needfulness no alternative no choice sine qua non undeniability vital part
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary extra trivia
WEAK
desire

Example Sentences

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Héctor checked for vitals and then placed a paper blanket over the corpse.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

About 35 minutes in, Lamphere’s vitals started spiking; her heart rate quickened, she grew hot, her pupils dilated, she began grinding her teeth.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

Recent financial trends confirm healthy vitals, a stark contrast to what the stock price collapse might otherwise imply.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

I’m a health-conscious person who uses wearables to continuously monitor my vitals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Med-jacks are spoon-feeding her whatever soups Frypan can cook up, checking her vitals and such.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.