All pivotal synonyms
piv·ot·al
P p adj pivotal
- axial — relating to, forming, or characteristic of an axis
- central — Something that is central is in the middle of a place or area.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- all-important — crucial; vital
- middlemost — midmost.
- cardinal — A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church.
- centric — being central or having a centre
- momentous — of great or far-reaching importance or consequence: a momentous day.
- climatic — Climatic conditions, changes, and effects relate to the general weather conditions of a place.
- midmost — being in the very middle; middlemost; middle.
- earth-shattering — earthshaking.
- life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- life-and-death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
adjective pivotal
- epochal — Forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making.
- nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- causal — If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.
- key — a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt.
- earthshattering — earthshaking.
- focal — of or relating to a focus.
- deciding — powerfully and finally influencing a decision; decisive
- decisive — If a fact, action, or event is decisive, it makes it certain that there will be a particular result.
- omphalic — Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
- exceptive — Exceptional, having an exception.
- fatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid