URGENT Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word urgent. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| pressing | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure • a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press adjective satellite • compelling immediate action | ||||||
| acute | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course • of an angle; less than 90 degrees noun • a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • ending in a sharp point • of critical importance and consequence | ||||||
| compelling | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • driving or forcing • tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument | ||||||
| critical | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis | ||||||
| crucial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having crucial relevance • of the greatest importance | ||||||
| desperate | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • a person who is frightened and in need of help adjective satellite • arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope • desperately determined • (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair • showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort • showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | ||||||
| drastic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • forceful and extreme and rigorous | ||||||
| emergency | nounn | |||||
noun • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action • a state in which martial law applies • a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | ||||||
| exigency | nounn | |||||
noun • a pressing or urgent situation • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action • that which is required in a particular situation —usually used in plural. | ||||||
| exigent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • demanding attention • requiring precise accuracy | ||||||
| immediate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having no intervening medium adjective satellite • of the present time and place • very close or connected in space or time • immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect • performed with little or no delay | ||||||
| imperative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • requiring attention or action • relating to verbs in the imperative mood noun • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior • some duty that is essential and urgent • a verb in the imperative mood. | ||||||
| important | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of great significance or value • important in effect or meaning • of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis adjective satellite • having authority or ascendancy or influence • having or suggesting a consciousness of high position | ||||||
| necessary | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • absolutely essential noun • anything indispensable adjective satellite • unavoidably determined by prior circumstances | ||||||
| serious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities • completely lacking in playfulness adjective satellite • of great consequence • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • appealing to the mind • requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve | ||||||
| vital | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • performing an essential function in the living body • full of spirit; full of life • manifesting or characteristic of life | ||||||
| needly | adjectiveadj | |||||
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Best Hypernyms For URGENT
Alternatives for PRESSING
- acute
- burning
- compelling
- critical
- crucial
- exigent
- grave
- immediate
- imperative
- important
- serious
- vital
- urge
- depress
- emphasize
- hit
- hug
- impel
- inculcate
- pressure
- push
- strike
- thrutch
- adjure
- agitate
- beseech
- bid
- campaign
- closet
- compact
- compress
- conjure
- constrict
- contract
- crusade
- crush
- entreat
- exhort
- fight
- imperativeness
- insistence
- insistency
- iron
- jam
- pressing
- squeeze
- wardrobe
- weigh
- weight-lift
- weightlift