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 studio is built to design and develop first-person action RPGs where players can create their own experiences with emergent game systems. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Forces largely beyond American control will shape this emergent order. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Once annual invaders have gone to seed, your only defense is, one, pre-emergent herbicides (to limit germination next spring) or two, a long of time kneeling in the garden with a weeding bucket. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Aug. 2026

Clearly, this intensive scanning is intended to address a serious, emergent privacy problem. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026