URGENCY Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

urgency

noun

Definition of urgency

as in gravity

the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

back burner

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Recent Examples of urgency The urgency is heightened because of the fundamental right to vote and to have one's lawful vote counted without dilution. — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 Even in his texts with the other person, Nicole said, Michael was skeptical, yet that person was still able to manipulate her son and create a sense of urgency. — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 That urgency has marked Holden’s prolific output—especially the thrilling first installment of his Supreme Magnetic series in 2025 and 2022’s Joe Frog—as the Harlem rapper uses his street-hustling past to paint an autobiographical portrait. — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026 In a departure from their previous work, the sonic landscape of the album is often dark and foreboding, matching the urgency of the political lyrics. — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for urgency

Recent Examples of Synonyms for urgency

Noun

No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
At the time, Rastinejad and her colleagues wondered whether a black hole’s gravity had ripped up a companion neutron star, as if unseen godly hands had pulled it apart like dough.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of gravity

Noun

The magnitude of the devastation is made personal for all of us.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
According to the research team, small tracking errors may still occur, but the method establishes mathematical bounds on their magnitude.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of magnitude

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

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 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

After the wisdom of America's most popular sport was questioned over its insistence to play its first-ever game in France in the wake of a Saturday filled with protests and violence, the NFL kicked off inside Paris's Stade de France on Sunday.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
This takes more chutzpah than Ohtani’s insistence to continue as a two-way player.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of insistence

Noun

But this particular reality show tries to justify its controversial existence by proclaiming its seriousness with regards to psychology, philosophy, and current events.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
There’s a level of seriousness that belies the 90-minute comedy film he’s made, which features an imbecilic white rapper who speaks in Caribbean-British slang and a contraption that shoots bullets out of one’s rear end.

— Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of seriousness

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