Synonyms for emergency
ɪˈmɜr dʒən siemer·gen·cy

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1. emergencynoun

   Synonyms:
   emerg, casualty, ER

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1. emergency

   Necessity is the quality of being necessary, or the quality of that which can not but be, become, or be true, or be accepted as true. Need and want always imply a lack; necessity may be used in this sense, but in the higher philosophical sense necessity simply denotes the exclusion of any alternative either in thought or fact; righteousness is a necessity (not a need) of the divine nature. Need suggests the possibility of supplying the deficiency which want expresses; to speak of a person's want of decision merely points out a weakness in his character; to say that he has need of decision implies that he can exercise or attain it. As applied to a deficiency, necessity is more imperative than need; a weary person is in need of rest; when rest becomes a necessity he has no choice but to stop work. An essential is something, as a quality, or element, that belongs to the essence of something else so as to be inseparable from it in its normal condition, or in any complete idea or statement of it. Compare NECESSARY; PREDESTINATION.

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, destiny, essential, exigency, extremity, fatality, fate, indispensability, indispensableness, necessity, need, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, unavoidableness, urgency, want

   Antonyms:
   choice, contingency, doubt, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuity, freedom, option, possibility, uncertainty

   Preposition:
   The necessity of surrender; a necessity for action; this is a necessity to me.

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1. emergency

   Synonyms:
   crisis, conjuncture, pitch, embarrassment, strait, necessity, exigency, casualty, difficulty

   Antonyms:
   rescue, deliverance, solution, subsidence, provision, anticipation, arrangement

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1. emergency, exigency, pinchnoun

   a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

   "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

   Synonyms:
   jot, soupcon, touch, exigency, hand brake, tinge, tweak, catch, emergency brake, speck, hint, pinch, collar, mite, apprehension, taking into custody, arrest, parking brake

2. emergencynoun

   a state in which martial law applies

   "the governor declared a state of emergency"

   Synonyms:
   exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch

3. hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brakenoun

   a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

   Synonyms:
   exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch

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1. • Brake
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1. emergencynoun

   Synonyms:
   exigency, urgency, necessity, crisis, pinch, pass, push, strait, difficulty, conjuncture, unexpected occurrence, unforeseen occasion

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1. List of paraphrases for "emergency":

   contingency, emergencies, urgent, urgency, urgently, exception, relief, emergence, urgence, exigency, crisis, rescue

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1. Colin Paynter:

   My understanding is it's (the requirement) not to replicate the entire system, it's actually to look at giving access to the UK to what is known as the public regulated system, which is a higher reliability and secure signal which can be used by (emergency) services or the armed forces.

2. Laurence Tubiana:

   When you look at the emergency and you see the level of the response, of course I cannot be happy, the golden nugget I see is this group of countries, companies and cities.

3. Steven Rauch:

   You hum - if you hear your own voice amplified in the blocked ear, there’s nothing to worry about, it’s probably ear wax or fluid, if you hear your voice amplified in the good ear, that’s an emergency.

4. Peter Layton:

   I'm very surprised the emergency gear down systems didn't work, or weren't used.

5. Erik Martin:

   Unfortunately there is no vaccine but there are steps families and parents can take to prevent the virus from spreading, if Erik Martin child is displaying symptoms of RSV, it's a good idea to visit the pediatrician's office for testing. However, if the child is really struggling to breathe, a trip to the emergency room might be in order.