EMERGENT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of emergent While circle practice is more emergent than linear, more intuitive than logical, the science of resonance gives us reason to trust its effectiveness in sensing, amplifying and acting in resonance with the larger field connecting us all. —

Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 And that’s a pretty fatal transfusion reaction without an emergent stem cell rescue procedure. —

Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026 Chickweed, a low-growing annual, is one weed that can be managed with post-emergent herbicides. —

Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026 Cyberculture is an umbrella term for the emergent and evolving forms of engagement with the Internet, the World Wide Web, and the vast array of virtual environments, digital networks, devices, interfaces, formats, and software known as cyberspace. —

Paulo Nuno Vicenteall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for emergent

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The 29-year-old forward applied for an urgent visa at the United States embassy in Bern on June 3, one day after he was denied boarding the team’s flight to travel for his third World Cup because of a 2018 criminal conviction that was only finalized in April.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 June 2026
What This Means for People Using GLP-1 Drugs With GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro now used by millions, questions about what happens when people stop taking them and regain weight have become urgent.

— Allison Palmer Updated June 13, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026