What is another word for pivotal?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɪvətə͡l], [ pˈɪvətəl], [ p_ˈɪ_v_ə_t_əl]
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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.
Paraphrases for Pivotal:
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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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