What is another word for pivotal?
172 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pˈɪvətə͡l], [ pˈɪvətəl], [ p_ˈɪ_v_ə_t_əl]Table of Contents
Similar words for pivotal:- all (adjective)
- cardinal (adjective)
- causative (adjective)
- central (adjective)
- critical (adjective)
- crucial (adjective)
- important (adjective)
- life-and-death (adjective)
- middle (adjective)
- momentous (adjective)
- overriding (adjective)
- prepotent (adjective)
- ruling (adjective)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Pivotal:
adj.
•all (adjective) •cardinal (adjective) •causative (adjective)- formative,
- executive,
- causal,
- responsible,
- effective,
- germinal,
- influential,
- motivational,
- causative,
- generative.
- median,
- mid,
- mid-way,
- middlemost,
- core,
- nuclear,
- interior,
- center,
- centroidal,
- out-standing,
- intermediate,
- midway,
- dominant,
- Omphalic,
- middle,
- master,
- halfway,
- equidistant,
- umbilical,
- inner,
- axial,
- centric,
- midmost,
- innermost,
- inmost,
- mean,
- outstanding.
- climacteric,
- precarious,
- high-priority,
- risky,
- deciding,
- dangerous,
- integral,
- acute,
- determinative,
- conclusive,
- grave,
- Exceptive,
- strategic,
- consequential,
- hazardous,
- perilous,
- desperate,
- dire.
- of vital importance,
- life or death,
- life and death,
- earth-shaking,
- vitally important,
- earthshattering.
n.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- opposite,
- diametrical,
- arctic,
- decisive,
- etiological,
- emergent,
- high,
- most important,
- requisite,
- gelid,
- icy,
- compulsory,
- crying,
- needed,
- centermost,
- frigid,
- freezing,
- precedent-setting,
- high pressure,
- mandatory,
- essential,
- concentrated,
- Overruling,
- effectual,
- climactic,
- critical moment,
- life-or-death,
- fraught,
- determining,
- ominous,
- critic,
- loaded,
- landmark,
- originative,
- required,
- charged,
- glacial,
- laden,
- centrosymmetric,
- pregnant,
- portentous,
- imperious,
- instant,
- Institutive,
- occasional,
- capital,
- profound.
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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
significant, principal, center, definitive.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
central, fundamental, decisive, instrumental, focal, preponderant, seminal, determinant, indispensable, major, paramount, primordial, landmark, overarching, overriding, imperative, integral, determinative, substantial, foundational, influential, primary, prominent, momentous, all-important, defining, Tipping, watershed, conclusive, hinge, predominant, cardinal, pre-eminent, capital, dominant, centralised, centralized, importance, mission-critical, make-or-break, leading.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Pivotal:
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adj.
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cardinal
minor, negligible, inessential, secondary, insignificant.
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central
outside, peripheral, exterior.
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critical
uncritical, trivial.
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key
nonessential.
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momentous
trifling, immaterial.
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overriding
least.
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pivotal
unimportant, unsubstantial, inconsequential.
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ruling
submissive, yielding, inferior, subjective.
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Other antonyms:
noncrucial.
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cardinal