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urgent
adjective as in needing immediate attention
Strongest matches
compelling, critical, crucial, demanding, essential, immediate, imperative, important, indispensable, necessary, persuasive, pressing, serious, vital, weighty
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
And suddenly, it’s the Dodgers facing an urgent search for answers.
As environmental sustainability becomes an increasingly urgent global concern, researchers are looking for new approaches to next-generation energy storage.
On June 12, Melyssa Rivas had just started her workday when a colleague burst into her office with urgent news: “ICE is here.”
Environmental campaigners say urgent action is needed to "stop the tragedy occurring in Korean waters".
Sources say they are "taking urgent steps to ensure a new candidate is found".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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