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exigency
Synonyms and Antonyms of exigency
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
- the exigencies requiring snap decisions that traders on the stock exchange face every day
Synonyms of exigency
Words Related to exigency
Phrases Synonymous with exigency
moment of truth, point of no return
Synonym Discussion of exigency
juncture, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, strait (or straits) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs. juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events.
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- an important juncture in our country's history
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- provide for exigencies
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- the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies
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- contingency plans
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- come through in a pinch
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- in dire straits
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- a crisis of confidence
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