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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Adjective

Thursday's summit could see some announcements on the two countries' goal of taking tariffs off $30 billion in noncritical goods, on financial services and agricultural purchases, Bessent said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of noncritical

Adjective

Raymar Fraser, 41, was arrested and charged with kidnapping, battery, and interfering with the custody of a minor.

— Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Left-hander Braxton Garrett is out of minor-league options and must be on the pitching staff in some capacity.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of minor

Adjective

These relatively unimportant measures mostly make procedural changes that reduce regulatory friction around approvals for things like sidewalk dining permits, public procurement, bike and bus lanes, and construction permits.

— Ken Girardin, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2026
Anything that seems relatively unimportant, like who sits on what dais, becomes the calamity of the century.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of unimportant

Adjective

Perhaps these statements by the President of the United States are incidental to current efforts by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to tackle a possibly fraudulent immigration application from more than thirty years ago.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
The cynic would say their aims are financial, and the outcomes in education are merely incidental to that end.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of incidental

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