pivotal

pivotal
Synonyms and related words:
acute, axial, behind the scenes, capital, cardinal, causal, causative, centermost, central, centralized, centric, centroidal, centrosymmetric, charged, clamorous, climacteric, compelling, concentrated, constitutive, critical, crucial, crying, decisive, determinative, effectual, emergent, essential, etiological, exigent, focal, formative, geocentric, high-pressure, high-priority, imperative, imperious, important, insistent, instant, institutive, kairotic, key, loaded, middle, middlemost, midmost, momentous, occasional, omphalic, originative, overriding, overruling, pregnant, pressing, principal, radical, ruling, significant, umbilical, urgent, vital

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  • pivotal — UK US /ˈpɪvətəl/ adjective ► if something is pivotal, it is very important because other things depend on it: a pivotal moment/point »The speech marked a pivotal moment in the World Bank s history. »Because immigrants do jobs that many people do… …   Financial and business terms

  • Pivotal — Piv ot*al, a. Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pivotal — index cardinal (basic), causative, central (essential), critical (crucial), crucial, decisive …   Law dictionary

  • pivotal — pivotal, ale (entrée créée par le supplément) (pi vo tal, ta l ) adj. Néologisme. Qui joue le rôle de pivot, de centre autour duquel le reste tourne. •   Il y a dans tout groupe une individualité pivotale, autour de laquelle les autres s… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • pivotal — 1844, in figurative sense, from PIVOT (Cf. pivot) + AL (Cf. al) (1) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pivotal — *central, focal Analogous words: *essential, cardinal, vital: important, significant, momentous (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE): capital, principal, *chief …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pivotal — [adj] important cardinal, central, climactic, critical, crucial, decisive, determining, essential, focal, middle, momentous, overriding, overruling, principal, ruling, vital; concept 568 Ant. inconsequential, unimportant, unsubstantial …   New thesaurus

  • pivotal — ► ADJECTIVE 1) fixed on or as if on a pivot. 2) of crucial or central importance …   English terms dictionary

  • pivotal — [piv′ət l] adj. 1. of or acting as a pivot 2. on which something turns or depends; central, crucial, critical, etc. pivotally adv …   English World dictionary

  • pivotal — piv|ot|al [ pıvətl ] adjective 1. ) extremely important and affecting how something develops: a pivotal moment in the history of the Egyptian state He played a pivotal role in the negotiations. a pivotal figure/player in U.S. politics pivotal to …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pivotal — UK [ˈpɪvət(ə)l] / US adjective 1) extremely important and affecting how something develops a pivotal moment in the history of the Egyptian state He played a pivotal role in the negotiations. a pivotal figure/player in US politics pivotal to: He… …   English dictionary

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