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
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  • 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
  • The man stabbed one of the deputies, who was taken to the hospital with noncritical injuries, according to the department.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Definition of noncritical
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  • In the Kyiv region, five people were wounded in the Brovary district, including a minor and two women, acting regional administration head Ruslan Oliinyk said on Facebook.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Anthony Joseph Ramon, 25, of Gilroy, was first arrested on July 9 and charged with committing lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Definition of minor
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  • None of this means org design is unimportant; a finance function with the wrong reporting lines or the wrong center of gravity for shared services will struggle regardless of how well everything else is designed.
    — Anders Liu-Lindberg, Forbes.com, 23 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
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  • Ireland’s Strategy For Quantum Technologies Building and sustaining a new industry is never a trivial undertaking.
    — Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Justice John Dixon said Bauer Media had failed to show the claims made about Wilson were substantially true or trivial.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of trivial
Adjective
  • Kids appear to be the leading edge of this shift, not just incidental beneficiaries of it.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • If that sounds serious, please know that any anthropological assessments of our collective psyche that come out of these conversations are purely incidental.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Definition of incidental

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“Nonurgent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonurgent. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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