Synonyms of emergent

emergent

adjective

i-ˈmər-jənt 

as in urgent

needing immediate attention

since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urgent
• acute
• critical
• pressing
• compelling
• intense
• dire
• imperative
• exigent
• crying
• instant
• desperate
• serious
• immediate
• importunate
• extreme
• imperious
• burning
• insistent
• crucial
• clamant
• overriding
• dangerous
• necessitous
• hazardous
• life-and-death
• demanding
• severe
• explosive
• precarious
• perilous
• unstable
• vital
• grave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minor
• incidental
• unimportant
• trivial
• noncritical
• low-pressure
• negligible
• nonurgent
• stable
• safe
• nonthreatening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emergent

The gradually emergent upstairs-downstairs theme was explored with more sophistication on The White Lotus. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Learn when to apply post emergent herbicides based on plant biology and best practices to minimizing undesirable impacts on the environment. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 14 June 2026

In these ways, the future of the orbital data centers is dependent on the innovations of an emergent in-space economy. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2026

Instead of specialized psychiatric care, people are taken to an emergency department that does not have the capacity to effectively manage our community’s needs for emergent behavioral health services. — Cathryn Nacario, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026