urgency

Noun

Meaning

The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exigency force pressure need press hotness demand importance crisis appeal stress emergency gravity significance priority
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Antonyms

dally success advantage solution doubt instability
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Hypernyms

situation importance necessity solicitation

Hyponyms

pressure press edge insistence hurry sharpness

Phrases with the word

bladder urgency urgency incontinence urinary urgency urinary urgency incontinence hypertensive urgency with urgency

Examples

According to Thomas Simmons, ONU athletic director, “We are all disappointed with the developments over the last few days, but we understand the urgency of the situation with the COVID-19 virus and the need to limit its spread. Source: Internet

According to Richard Reynold, the mariner is "forced by the urgency of his mission to shed one inhibition after another." Source: Internet

Adding to the urgency is that this nation of 1.3 billion people is the world’s emitter of carbon dioxide. Source: Internet

A’ja Wilson, Angel McCoughtry, Nneka Ogwumike and Layshia Clarendon were among the many players at the fore of push, building on the WNBA’s lengthy history of shared urgency around social causes. Source: Internet

Although the filling of the reservoir seems to have injected a renewed sense of urgency into the talks, there are still several hurdles that must be overcome before the issue can be settled. Source: Internet

Americans anticipate they'll drive more after the pandemic than they did before it—adding urgency to the need for more EVs and clean vehicles. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

urged on urgence Urgench urgency incontinence urgent urgent care