URGENCY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

urgency

noun

Definition of urgency

as in gravity

the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

back burner

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Recent Examples of urgency Treating broadband as a social determinant of health clarifies both the urgency and the opportunity. — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 There exist more urgent places to put your urgency, the theorist added. — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 The industry needs to move with urgency and invest in innovative ways to do that well. — Shelley Simpson, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Now in his 60s, Pitt looked back on the previous decade with a sense of urgency. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urgency

Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency

Noun

The technology uses rapid rotation to create centrifugal forces far stronger than normal gravity, helping separate radioactive materials more efficiently.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Performing complex biological work is no longer limited to people whose advanced education and professional occupations would impress on them the gravity of their responsibilities to do no harm.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

The team reports that as nearly an order-of-magnitude improvement over previous comparable ferromagnetic Hall sensors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
In December of 1992, a magnitude 7 earthquake caused a tsunami that killed about 2,500 people on the southeastern island of Flores, part of a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia.

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of magnitude

Noun

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said keeping gas prices low and ensuring Iran never gets a hold of a nuclear weapon are of equal importance to the president.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Getting losses down is of paramount importance to those clubs further down the pyramid, where Premier League riches are so far out of reach as to be a pipe dream.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of importance

Noun

Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.

— KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

Definition of exigency

Noun

Critics also say the government’s insistence on the male-only succession is an imposition of an inhumane system on the royals without taking into consideration their burden and feelings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
What distinguishes Elix in the crowded wellness landscape is its insistence on both heritage and evidence.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of insistence

Noun

Although this condition is linked to a wide variety of negative health effects, the public chronically underestimates its seriousness.

— Marie Doyle, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
Like all of Roth’s content, there is a mix of dead seriousness, dry sarcasm, and wondrous joy in equal measure.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of seriousness

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