pivotally

In turning fashion

In a way that is central or crucial to an outcome.

A pivot is the point around which something turns, so what happens pivotally determines the direction of events: The election pivotally shaped the country's foreign policy for decades.

critical

crucially

In a decisive manner

essentially · indispensably · centrally · importantly · significantly · momentously · consequentially · materially · substantially · meaningfully

transformative

transformatively

In a reshaping manner

landmark · milestone · breakthrough · inflection · sea-change · epochally · historically · monumentally · formatively · reshaping

influential

consequentially

As an important outcome

powerfully · forcefully · compellingly · persuasively · authoritatively · dominantly

strategic

tactically

With planned maneuvering

advantageously · opportunely · timely · shrewdly · astutely · cleverly · masterfully · deftly · skillfully · maneuvering

Opposites
importance/significance

pivotallyinsignificantly

In an unimportant manner

unimportantly · trivially · negligibly · inconsequentially · minorly

causal centrality

pivotallyincidentally

Introducing a tangent

peripherally · tangentially · marginally · indirectly · secondarily

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