pivot Synonyms & Antonyms

A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle.

Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

Act of turning on one foot.

The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place while the company or line moves around him in wheeling.

A player with responsibility for co-ordinating their team in a particular jam.

An element of a set to be sorted that is chosen as a midpoint, so as to divide the other elements into two groups to be dealt with recursively.

A pivot table.

Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.

An element of a matrix that is used as a focus for row operations, such as dividing the row by the pivot, or adding multiples of the row to other rows making all other values in the pivot column 0.

A pivotal quantity.

A quarterback.

A circle runner.

A shift during a general election in a political candidate's messaging to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

(by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.

To turn on an exact spot.

To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc. To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market. To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

To change the direction of a business, usually in response to changes in the market.

To shift a political candidate's messaging during a general election to reflect plans and values more moderate than those advocated during the primary.

To make a sudden or swift change in strategy, policy, etc.