Vocabulary
Integral
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.
Urdu meaning
جبلی، پیدائشی طور پر، بنیادی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Last year, the report International Religious Tourism to Pakistan highlighted how religious tourism markets in Southeast Asia are unaware of our Buddhist trail.These antiquities are integral to our social fabric and economic well-being.
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Ritual economy
— 2026-04-21
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The resolution affirmed that Karachi shall `forever remain` an integral part of Sindh.
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Tug of war
— 2026-02-24
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Integral to its devotional life is the Char Chirag tradition: the four lamps kept lit.
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Living with difference
— 2026-02-08
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The US leader has in the past offered his services to mediate the Kashmir question, while he also claimed to have played an integral part in bringing last year`s Pakistan-India hostilities to an end.
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India`s BoP dilemma
— 2026-01-28
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Hence, one can see that there is an umbilical connection between faith and action as both are integral and indispensable to each other.
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Faith and action
— 2026-01-16
Synonyms
essential, fundamental, basic, intrinsic, inherent, constitutive, innate, structural
Antonyms
incidental, peripheral
Curator example
“games are an integral part of the school’s curriculum”
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