INTEGRAL Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

integral

adjective

ˈin-ti-grəl

as in intrinsic

being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing a car dealer respected for his integral honesty and straightforwardness with customers

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as in essential

impossible to do without she's an integral member of the team of archaeologists at that dig

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as in entire

not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it a prep school that adheres to the belief that athletics are essential to an integral life

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Recent Examples of integral Music was integral to the Reykjavík Arts Festival—including three concerts by the festival’s artist-in-residence Hildur Guðnadóttir, who has become a classical-music star by way of recent soundtrack work for the films Tár and Joker as well as the TV series Chernobyl. —

Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 18 June 2026 Fisher has been an integral part of the Athens community for 38 years, serving in various roles at the University of Georgia and in local government. —

Joshua Cole, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Anunoby, who was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive Second Team, was integral in the team’s playoff run. —

Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 The upcoming 250th birthday of America is an integral time to raise awareness of the importance of grasslands, Ginette Hemley, senior vice president of wildlife conservation at the World Wildlife Fund, said in a statement. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for integral

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What gives me optimism is that science has a sort of intrinsic way of renewing itself generationally.

— Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
There’s an intrinsic pleasure in seeing filmmakers grow both older and weirder, yielding to their personal idiosyncrasies and obsessions, taking wild chances in pursuit of their passions.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026