What is another word for pivotal?
277 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɪvətə͡l], [ pˈɪvətəl], [ p_ˈɪ_v_ə_t_əl]
Pivotal, as a word, signifies something significant or crucial that affects the outcome of a particular situation. There are several words or phrases with similar meanings as pivotal, including critical, decisive, pivotal, turning point, and significant. The term decisive is commonly used to describe something essential, whereas critical refers to an outcome that is necessary for victory. Turning point implies a change of direction, and crucial marks the difference between a significant change or a non-event. The term significant usually is used for something that has a considerable impact on the overall situation. Therefore, you can use any of these words or phrases interchangeably when writing or speaking.
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Similar words for pivotal:
- causative (adjective)
- central (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- important (adjective)
- life-and-death (adjective)
- middle (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- cardinal (adjective)
- crucial (adjective)
- key (adjective)
- momentous (adjective)
- overriding (adjective)
- prepotent (adjective)
- ruling (adjective)
Synonyms for Pivotal:
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adj.
• causative- causal ,
- causative ,
- effective ,
- executive ,
- formative ,
- generative ,
- germinal ,
- influential ,
- motivational ,
- responsible .
- axial ,
- core ,
- focal ,
- halfway ,
- innermost ,
- interior ,
- main ,
- median ,
- mid-way ,
- middle ,
- midmost ,
- midway ,
- nuclear ,
- out-standing ,
- center ,
- dominant ,
- inmost ,
- inner ,
- master ,
- outstanding .
- Exceptive ,
- conclusive ,
- deciding ,
- desperate ,
- dire ,
- hazardous ,
- integral ,
- precarious ,
- risky ,
- strategic .
- big-name ,
- big-wig ,
- consequential ,
- considerable ,
- distinguished ,
- earthshaking ,
- eminent ,
- grave ,
- heavyweight ,
- high-powered ,
- important ,
- meaningful ,
- notable ,
- noteworthy ,
- prominent ,
- salient ,
- serious ,
- world-shaking .
- earth-shattering ,
- earthshattering ,
- life and death ,
- life or death ,
- of vital importance ,
- vitally important .
Other synonyms:
- key .
Other relevant words:
- Institutive ,
- Omphalic ,
- Overruling ,
- Prepotent ,
- acute ,
- all-important ,
- arctic ,
- basic ,
- big ,
- burning ,
- capital ,
- cardinal ,
- centermost ,
- centric ,
- centroidal ,
- centrosymmetric ,
- charged ,
- chief ,
- clamorous ,
- climacteric ,
- climactic ,
- compelling ,
- compulsory ,
- concentrated ,
- constitutive ,
- critic ,
- critical moment ,
- crying ,
- dangerous ,
- decisive ,
- determinative ,
- determining ,
- diametrical ,
- earth-shaking ,
- effectual ,
- emergent ,
- essential ,
- etiological ,
- exigent ,
- fateful ,
- fraught ,
- freezing ,
- frigid ,
- fundamental ,
- gelid ,
- glacial ,
- high ,
- high pressure ,
- high-priority ,
- historic ,
- icy ,
- imperative ,
- imperious ,
- indispensable ,
- insistent ,
- instant ,
- laden ,
- landmark ,
- life-and-death ,
- life-or-death ,
- loaded ,
- major ,
- mandatory ,
- middlemost ,
- most important ,
- necessary ,
- needed ,
- occasional ,
- ominous ,
- opposite ,
- originative ,
- overriding ,
- paramount ,
- perilous ,
- polar ,
- portentous ,
- precedent-setting ,
- predominant ,
- pregnant ,
- pressing ,
- primary ,
- principal ,
- profound ,
- radical ,
- required ,
- requisite ,
- ruling ,
- significant ,
- substantial ,
- umbilical ,
- urgent ,
- vital ,
- weighty .
- central ,
- chips are down ,
- climatic ,
- critical ,
- crucial ,
- hanging by thread ,
- heavy number ,
- momentous ,
- on thin ice ,
- pre-eminent ,
- touch and go .
- God-given ,
- Prized ,
- above ,
- arch ,
- cost ,
- de rigueur ,
- elevated ,
- epoch-making ,
- grand ,
- great ,
- hand ,
- hot ,
- impactful ,
- issue ,
- last ,
- leading 1 ,
- less ,
- life-changing ,
- mainly ,
- major league ,
- materially ,
- matter ,
- minor league ,
- mission-critical ,
- moment ,
- notably ,
- overarching ,
- predominantly ,
- premier ,
- preponderant ,
- preponderantly ,
- prestigious ,
- primacy ,
- principally ,
- prior ,
- sacred ,
- seminal ,
- seriously ,
- substantially ,
- substantive ,
- subtle ,
- titanic ,
- top ,
- top-level ,
- transcendent ,
- ultimately ,
- uppermost ,
- value ,
- valued ,
- world .
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How to use "Pivotal" in context?
Pivotal is a term that is often used in business. It means that a particular event, decision, or action is especially important or influential. It can also mean that the success of a particular project or undertaking depends on it.
The word has come to be used more broadly in our lives. For example, a pivotal moment in a person's life can be when they make a major decision that affects their future. Similarly, a pivotal moment in a relationship can be when one person makes a significant contribution to the relationship.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
essential.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Adjective
center, definitive, principal, significant.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
all-important, capital, cardinal, central, centralised, centralized, conclusive, decisive, defining, determinant, determinative, dominant, focal, fundamental, hinge, imperative, importance, indispensable, influential, instrumental, integral, landmark, leading, major, momentous, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, primary, primordial, prominent, seminal, substantial, watershed, Tipping, foundational, overarching, make-or-break, mission-critical, pre-eminent.
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Adjective
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