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Pivotal

🔄 Synonyms of "Pivotal"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
crucial	Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
polarnoun	(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
crucial	Essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
important	Having relevant and crucial value; having import.
polarnoun	(geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
focal	Belonging to, concerning, or located at a focus.
base	Low in place or position.
basisnoun	A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
overriding	Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
leading	Providing guidance or direction.
make-or-break	Resulting in either success or failure.
integral	Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.
influential	Having or exerting influence.
landmarknoun	A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
centralized	Having power concentrated in a single, central authority
key	Indispensable, supremely important.
centrally	(location) In a central manner or situation; at, to, through or from the centre.
central	Being very important, or key to something.
momentous	Outstanding in importance, of great consequence.
defining	Serving to define or distinguish.
conclusive	Providing an end to something; decisive.
hingenoun	A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.