LINCHPIN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LINCHPIN?

Need another word that means the same as “linchpin”? Find 21 synonyms for “linchpin” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Linchpin” are: lynchpin, anchor, backbone, keystone, mainstay, heart, nucleus, nub, hub, kernel, marrow, meat, centre, central point, centre of attention, pivot, cornerstone, kingpin, bedrock, basis, cynosure

Linchpin as a Noun

Definitions of "Linchpin" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “linchpin” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization.
• A central cohesive source of support and stability.
• Pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on.
• A pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.

Synonyms of "Linchpin" as a noun (21 Words)

anchor	An anchorman or anchorwoman. The European Community is the economic anchor of the New Europe.
backbone	The part of a network that connects other networks together. Prickles of sweat broke out along her backbone.
basis	The system or principles according to which an activity or process is carried on. Trust is the only basis for a good working relationship.
bedrock	The fundamental principles on which something is based. Honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship.
central point	A workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication.
centre	The filling in a chocolate. A conference centre.
centre of attention	The faculty or power of mental concentration.
cornerstone	A stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies. A national minimum wage remained the cornerstone of policy.
cynosure	A person or thing that is the centre of attention or admiration. Let faith be your cynosure to walk by.
heart	One of the four suits in a conventional pack of playing cards denoted by a red heart shaped figure. The heart of the matter.
hub	The central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes. The airport authority s policy promotes Manchester as an international hub.
kernel	The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. Pine kernels.
keystone	A central cohesive source of support and stability. The keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money.
kingpin	The most important person in a group or undertaking. The kingpins of the television industry.
lynchpin	Pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on.
mainstay	A central cohesive source of support and stability. Farming is the mainstay of the rural economy.
marrow	The plant of the gourd family which produces marrows. Marrow donors.
meat	The flesh of an animal, typically a mammal or bird, as food (the flesh of domestic fowls is sometimes distinguished as poultry. We have talked at meat with this stranger.
nub	The crux or central point of a matter. He pressed down on the two nubs on top of the phone.
nucleus	The positively charged central core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons and containing nearly all its mass. The nucleus of a British film producing industry.
pivot	The act of turning on or as if on a pivot. The pivot of community life was the chapel.

Usage Examples of "Linchpin" as a noun

• He is the linchpin of this firm.
• Nurses are the linchpin of the National Health Service.