urgent

[ur-juhnt] / ˈɜr dʒənt /

ADJECTIVE

needing immediate attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelling critical crucial demanding essential immediate imperative important indispensable necessary persuasive pressing serious vital weighty

WEAK

burning called-for capital chief clamant clamorous crying demanded driving exigent foremost heavy hurry-up impelling importunate insistent instant leading life and death momentous paramount primary principal required salient top-priority touch and go touchy wanted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile inessential insignificant light minor needless nonessential optional secondary small trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary unsubstantial voluntary

WEAK

moderate

Example Sentences

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Lucy, from Edinburgh, sought second opinions from doctors all over the world but the message was the same - she would need urgent surgery and radiotherapy which her baby would not survive.

From BBC

Delivered in a style that evokes its historical moment while also cutting across time to the present, it lands with the enthralling, incantatory force of urgent prayer.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Water management in the country is vital and urgent; if we fail to control it, it risks creating problems that will be difficult to resolve," he said.

From Barron's

The underlying theme is scarcity: In a sector used to moving slowly to match flat demand, supply isn’t able to keep up with the growing and urgent power needs of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

The agency has called for urgent funding to be able to continue providing food aid in the next three months.

From BBC

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