INSTANCY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

instancy

noun

Definition of instancy

as in urgency

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

back burner

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Noun

The exponential growth of the global AI industry is adding fresh urgency to such challenges.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
The urgency of this crisis helps explain widespread support for Arab participation in the next government – some 77% of the Arab citizens support this arrangement, which most Zionist opposition parties reject.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of urgency

Noun

These findings point to the importance of substantive local relationships for multinational companies.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The trade association acknowledged Children’s Mercy’s importance in providing specialized pediatric care, but said ACA coverage must remain financially sustainable across Missouri’s health care system.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of importance

Noun

Both could have been considered lapsed Catholics, disillusioned with the church’s position on homosexuality and its insistence that divorcees get an annulment before remarriage.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
The expected lockout, and MLB’s insistence on a salary cap in their CBA proposals, have also cast doubt on what the system will look like next year — whenever the season begins.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of insistence

Noun

Data centers will not follow aviation’s path exactly, but the shape of this moment is familiar.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The Royals played 12 World Series games and had a number of memorable Fall Classic moments from Eric Hosmer’s mad dash to Yordano Ventura’s dominant start in an elimination game to Alex Gordon’s game-tying home run.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of moment

Noun

The technology’s significance extends beyond completing individual development milestones.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
Opel/Stellantis GM walked away from Opel in 2017 and American buyers rarely get a taste of modern Opel products, but the STX has significance for the broader global market.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of significance

Noun

Poetry gets left behind by the exigency of character development or, in the movie’s self-defeating logic, because the art form doesn’t really matter and is only a lame excuse for people who won’t take responsibility and grow up.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Definition of exigency

Noun

The question also has consequences for the quest to unify quantum mechanics with general relativity.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
But local governments should not be forced to shoulder the public-safety consequences of decisions made in Sacramento without adequate transparency and accountability.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of consequence

Noun

The statistical side then won the engineering war, but the five-orders-of-magnitude bill served as a reminder.

— Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
And Republican political operatives and independent election observers CNBC spoke with say the money hasn't had the effects its magnitude would be expected to in voter sentiment.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnitude

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