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Pivotal vs Climactic - What's the difference?

pivotal | climactic | Synonyms |

Pivotal is a synonym of climactic.


As adjectives the difference between pivotal and climactic

is that pivotal is of, relating to, or being a pivot while climactic is of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.

pivotal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being a pivot.
  • Being of crucial importance; central, key.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Globalisation is about taxes too , passage=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 […].}}

    climactic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or constituting a climax; reaching a decisive moment or point of greatest tension.
  • * The race ended in a climactic , neck-and-neck scramble for the finish line.
  • Usage notes

    Do not confuse with climatic, which relates to climate.