Antonyms of adj pivotal
1 sense of pivotal
Sense 1
pivotal, polar -- (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")
INDIRECT (VIA crucial) -> noncrucial -- (of little importance; not decisive)
Similarity of adj pivotal
1 sense of pivotal
Sense 1
pivotal, polar -- (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")
=> crucial (vs. noncrucial), important -- (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women")