EXIGENT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

exigent

adjective

ˈek-sə-jənt

Definition of exigent next

as in urgent

needing immediate attention started his workday with a flood of exigent matters that required his quick decision

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Recent Examples of exigent There are a few, such as consent searches and exigent circumstances where someone is in danger or evidence is about to be destroyed. —

John E. Jones, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026 About 20 animals were seized without a warrant due to exigent circumstances, according to Geckler. —

Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 Of course, just what are exigent circumstances is often in the eye of the beholder, and the current court often rejected the Biden administration's assertion of exigent circumstances. —

Nina Totenberg, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025 Jones asserted that exigent circumstances warranted the shortening of the 15-day notice window. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exigent

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Two hours later, Ukraine’s urgent plight – the defining security crisis of Europe’s post-WW2 era - was passionately portrayed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, evoking the issue that should have been center stage breaking through the MAGA noise.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
This includes those who have qualified for conditional entry under the asylum and refugee laws or based on urgent humanitarian reasons, such as survivors of domestic violence or human trafficking.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 14 Feb. 2026