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Synonyms for urgency
noun imperativenesscrises
noun. critical situation
- big trouble
- catastrophe
- change
- climacteric
- climax
- confrontation
- contingency
- corner
- crossroad
- crunch
- crux
- culmination
- deadlock
- dilemma
- dire straits
- disaster
- embarrassment
- emergency
- entanglement
- exigency
- extremity
- height
- hot potato
- hour of decision
- imbroglio
- impasse
- juncture
- mess
- moment of truth
- necessity
- pass
- perplexity
- pickle
- pinch
- plight
- point of no return
- predicament
- pressure
- puzzle
- quandary
- situation
- stew
- strait
- trauma
- trial
- trouble
- turning point
- urgency
crisis
noun. critical situation
- big trouble
- catastrophe
- change
- climacteric
- climax
- confrontation
- contingency
- corner
- crossroad
- crunch
- crux
- culmination
- deadlock
- dilemma
- dire straits
- disaster
- embarrassment
- emergency
- entanglement
- exigency
- extremity
- height
- hot potato
- hour of decision
- imbroglio
- impasse
- juncture
- mess
- moment of truth
- necessity
- pass
- perplexity
- pickle
- pinch
- plight
- point of no return
- predicament
- pressure
- puzzle
- quandary
- situation
- stew
- strait
- trauma
- trial
- trouble
- turning point
- urgency
earnestness
noun. determination; seriousness
- absorption
- ardor
- attentiveness
- concentration
- decision
- deliberation
- devotion
- doggedness
- eagerness
- engrossment
- enthusiasm
- fervor
- firmness
- gravity
- intensity
- intentness
- keenness
- passion
- perseverance
- persistence
- purposefulness
- resolution
- resolve
- serious-mindedness
- sincerity
- sobriety
- solemnity
- stress
- tenacity
- urgency
- vehemence
- warmth
- zeal
emergencies
noun. crisis, danger
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