NONURGENT Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

nonurgent

adjective

Definition of nonurgent

as in noncritical

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Recent Examples of nonurgent For example, team messaging platforms such as Slack can be used for quick, nonurgent messages that require only a short response. — Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026 Patients who have nonurgent appointments and elective surgeries scheduled during a strike day may have those rescheduled. — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026 As a result, libraries, nonurgent health clinics and parks are closed. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Prolotherapy does not cure any condition and is used as an elective (nonurgent) treatment. — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for nonurgent

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Leaders should immediately pause noncritical rollouts to adopt structure like the NIST AI Risk Management Framework or ISO 42001.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Wok n Roll 200 NE Barry Road Eight critical violations and six noncritical violations were found during a June 9 inspection.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026

Definition of noncritical

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Once in orbit at L2, only minor burns once every 28 days are needed for station keeping — a negligible amount of fuel.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Everyone wants better decisions, particularly when their own team is on the wrong end of an injustice, minor or major.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of minor

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One of the most interesting and useful things that romantic drama, classic or modern, can do is to distinguish essential characteristics from trivial ones.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2026
At the same time, the impact/value can be low when autonomous operations are only applied to trivial, time-consuming tasks.

— Karthik Kannan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of trivial

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