Synonyms for pivotal
ˈpɪv ə tlpiv·otal

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1. pivotal, polaradjective

   being of crucial importance

   "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

   Synonyms:
   polar, glacial, gelid, diametric, opposite, diametrical, icy, arctic, frigid

   Antonyms:
   noncrucial

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1. make-or-break

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

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1. pivotaladjective

   Synonyms:
   turning, hinging, depending

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1. List of paraphrases for "pivotal":

   central, crucial, key, essential, critical, hinge, decisive, pivot, vital, fundamental

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1. President Bill Clinton:

   The President isn't going to have to run for office again and wasn't being overly careful with maintaining support in places like Florida, where the Cuban vote is pivotal.

2. Jenny Teeson:

   This journey has definitely been a long one and today is a pivotal moment in Minnesota history, today victims, former victims and people who are still in very difficult situations can know that if they are in an unsafe place, in an uncomfortable place, and things are happening to them that if they do go to the authorities that justice will be served.

3. Cindy Chafian:

   We're at a pivotal point in history, and if we don't stop this, we're just going to go down the deeper slide, and if we don't think that it's coming here to the U.S., we're woefully mistaken.

4. Lindsey Graham:

   Unlike the previous administration, President Trump confronted a pivotal moment in Syria and took action.

5. Johnson Johnson:

   A study pause, in which recruitment or dosing is paused by the study sponsor, is a standard component of a clinical trial protocol, a regulatory hold of a clinical trial is a requirement by a regulatory health authority, such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. As outlined in our transparency commitments, we proactively disclose any regulatory hold of a pivotal clinical trial.