Antonyms for urgency
ˈɜr dʒən siur·gen·cy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 4 votes

1. urgency

   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.

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

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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Importance
   • Necessity
   • Situation

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. urgencynoun

   the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

   Synonyms:
   importunity, urging

2. urgencynoun

   pressing importance requiring speedy action

   "the urgency of his need"

   Synonyms:
   importunity, urging

3. urgencynoun

   an urgent situation calling for prompt action

   "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"

   Synonyms:
   importunity, urging

4. importunity, urgency, urgingnoun

   insistent solicitation and entreaty

   "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"

   Synonyms:
   goading, spurring, prod, goad, importunity, urging, prodding, spur

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1. urgencynoun

   Synonyms:
   insistence, pressure, importunity, exigency, stress, necessity, incitement

How to use urgency in a sentence?

1. Cory Booker:

   I understand the sense of urgency to get rid of him.

2. Carl Meacham:

   The sense is we want to lead, but we also want to make it easier for other countries to follow us. The timing of the sanctions has made it harder and I wonder what the urgency was.

3. President Biden:

   I have repeatedly called on Congress to pass the American Dream and Promise Act, and I now renew that call with the greatest urgency, it is my fervent hope that through reconciliation or other means, Congress will finally provide security to all Dreamers, who have lived too long in fear.

4. Scott C. Holstad:

   she dreams dreams wrapped in unknown skins. sweat scented covers are tossed aside in her urgency. she dreams recklessly of reckless abandonment in a dark, dank world.

5. Abby Johnson:

   Pro-choice advocates contend that abortion is an essential and time-sensitive medical service.While people everywhere are trying to survive the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians like Gov. Abbott continue this perverse obsession with banning abortion, those who are caring for their families, forced to work essential jobs, and doing what they can to stay healthy need access to health care right now. Instead, these politicians are forcing patients to travel hundreds of miles putting themselves and their families at risk. Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser praised the stayorder. We are pleased that the Court recognized the urgency and necessity of Governor Abbotts order. All elective surgeries and procedures, including abortions, must cease during this national crisis, Dannenfelser said in a statement provided to Fox News. At a time when millions of Americans are making heroic sacrifices to protect the vulnerable, and legitimate health care workers risk their own lives to care for COVID-19 patients with crucial protective equipment in short supply, the abortion industry led by Planned Parenthood demands special treatment anddiverts scarce resources.

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