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 first, and most obvious, is the growing sense of an emergent player empowerment era, one in which the line between restricted and unrestricted free agency continues to blur. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Those positions included diagnostic evaluation specialists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, ARD managers, special program directors, elementary literacy directors, special education analysts and emergent bilingual teachers. — Samuel O’Neal June 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

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