[
  {
    "word": "vital",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8va\u026at\u032c\u0259l/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8va\u026at\u032c\u0259l/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/vital-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2101171",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "Relating to, or characteristic of life.",
            "synonyms": [
              "lifely"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "vital energies; vital functions; vital actions"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The brain is a vital organ."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Invigorating or life-giving.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Necessary to continued existence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Relating to the recording of life events.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Birth, marriage and death certificates are vital records."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Very important.",
            "synonyms": [
              "crucial",
              "necessary",
              "significant"
            ],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It is vital that you don't forget to do your homework."
          },
          {
            "definition": "Containing life; living.",
            "synonyms": [
              "extant",
              "kicking",
              "live"
            ],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Capable of living; in a state to live; viable.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "crucial",
          "necessary",
          "significant",
          "extant",
          "kicking",
          "live",
          "lifely"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "mortal"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vital"
    ]
  }
]