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Synonyms for urgent
ˈɜr dʒəntur·gent

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  1. urgentadjective

    Synonyms:
    pressing

  2. urgentadjective

    Requiring immediate attention.

    An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

    Synonyms:
    pressing

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  1. urgent

    Synonyms:
    pressing, imperative, immediate, importunate, forcible, strenuous, serious, grave, momentous, indeferrible

    Antonyms:
    unimportant, insignificant, trifling, trivial, deferrable

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  1. pressing, urgentadjective

    compelling immediate action

    "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

    Synonyms:
    pressing

    Antonyms:
    beseeching, imploring, pleading

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  1. urgentadjective

    Synonyms:
    pressing, cogent, importunate, pertinacious, earnestly solicitous

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  1. urgentadjective

    Synonyms:
    pressing, imperative, insistent, exigent, importunate, pertinacious, imperious

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How to use urgent in a sentence?

  1. Jaydee Hanson:

    With all the urgent crises facing our nation and the State of Florida --the Covid-19 pandemic, racial injustice, climate change --the administration has used tax dollars and government resources for a Jurassic Park experiment.

  2. Daniel Webb:

    A week ago we had to file an urgent case in the highest court in the country to stop the government from secretively deporting this baby to Nauru. Now the family is being released into the community. It's a massive turnaround.

  3. Ben Cardin:

    It is an urgent issue. When we are talking about men and women in harm's way, Congress has that fundamental responsibility. So, this is our opportunity to have a vote.

  4. Keiji Fukuda:

    The findings ... point to the urgent need to improve understanding around antibiotic resistance, one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st century will require global behaviour change by individuals and societies.

  5. James Zumwalt:

    This agreement is about access, is about coming when there is an urgent desire and when both sides agree.


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