pivotal
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pivotal
- /ˈpɪvɪtəl/ UK
- /ˈpɪvətəl/ UK
- /ˈpɪvɪtəl/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈpɪvɪɾəl] Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈpɪvətəl/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈpɪvəɾəl] Australia, Canada, US
adjective more pivotal · most pivotal
- Of, relating to, or being a pivot.
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Being of crucial importance; central, key.
It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […].
Similar: polar
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: crucial, important, polar, focal, base, basis, overriding, leading, make-or-break, integral, influential, landmark, centralized, key, centrally, central
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adj being of crucial importance; central, key
| Español | crucial, pivotal |
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| Português | pivotal, crucial |
| Français | central, crucial, déterminant, essentiel |
| Deutsch | entscheidend, ausschlaggebend, Dreh-, Zapfen-, Angel-, Zentral- |
| Italiano | cruciale, fondamentale, centrale |
| Ελληνικά | καθοριστικός kathoristikós, σημαντικός simantikós, καίριος kaírios |
| Русский | основной osnovnoj, центральный centralʹnyj |
Talk about this word "pivotal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pivotal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pivotal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pivotal "pivotal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pivotal.Cite this
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title = {pivotal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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