nonurgent

adjective

Definition of nonurgentnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonurgent
  1. noncritical
  2. minor
  3. unimportant
  4. trivial
  5. incidental
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Ayari returned to Fabian Hurzeler’s midfield alongside Pascal Gross in Saturday’s 1-1 home draw against Leeds United, having missed the 4-3 defeat at Chelsea with a minor injury.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • All co-defendants are accused of failing to protect a minor and negligence.
    — Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of minor
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  • The Analyst can spend all their time answering urgent but unimportant requests.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Wright agrees that the findings shouldn’t be interpreted to mean that omega-3s are unimportant for the brain.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of unimportant
Adjective
  • Most of these alterations are trivial, although one major change, coming near the end, is a very bad idea.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • If Vance were to renounce Carlson over a matter as trivial as, say, Carlson’s oddly positive assessment of Adolf Hitler, what hope is there for society?
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of trivial
Adjective
  • The atmosphere isn’t incidental to the tournament’s identity.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Feelings of guilt, inadequacy, and anxiety after viewing triggering content are not incidental side effects.
    — Jessica Scheer, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of incidental

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“Nonurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurgent. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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