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pivotal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of pivotal

of the greatest possible importance

the report was missing a pivotal piece of information

Synonyms of pivotal

critical, crucial, key, vital

Words Related to pivotal

decisive, life-and-death (also life-or-death), weighty

basic, elementary, fundamental

essential, indispensable, instrumental, necessary, requisite

pressing, urgent

Near Antonyms of pivotal

inconsequential, insignificant, minor, trivial, unimportant

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