pivotal

1. 1.

   being of crucial importance

   “a pivotal event”

   “Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions”

   “the polar events of this study”

   “a polar principal”

   Synonymspolar

   Similarcrucial

Questions about pivotal

What does pivotal mean?

pivotal means "being of crucial importance".

How many syllables are in pivotal?

pivotal has 3 syllables: piv-o-tal. The stress falls on "piv". In IPA it is /ˈpɪvətəl/.

What is another word for pivotal?

Close synonyms include polar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.