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exigences

NOUN

difficulty; demand

Synonyms

WEAK

acuteness constraint contingency crisis criticalness crossroad demandingness dilemma distress duress emergency extremity fix hardship imperativeness jam juncture necessity need needfulness pass pickle pinch plight predicament pressingness pressure quandary requirement scrape stress turning point urgency vicissitude want wont zero hour

Antonyms

WEAK

ease easiness ordinariness

NOUN

demand

Synonyms

WEAK

demands exigencies exigency necessity need needs requirement requirements want

NOUN

crisis

Synonyms

WEAK

circumstance climacteric crossroad difficulty dilemma emergency exigency fix hardship head juncture pickle pinch predicament quandary turning point urgency zero hour

Example Sentences

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O thou, that hereafter shalt be the great derision of thine enemies! which of the two shall depend upon himself in exigences with most certainty?

From The Works of Horace by Horace

N.B.—The exigences of the Drama are responsible for his making his appearance here, instead of waiting, as is more usual, at the church.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 1, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

The blooming-season, according to the exigences of weather, begins from May 20 to June 10 in Indiana, and lasts about a week.

From Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 by Various

Malagise deals in magic, and has a swarm of demons at his back for all exigences.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington

He recovered his composure hurriedly, as the exigences of the situation were such that one could readily forget a little inconvenience when one’s life was at stake.

From The Indians' Last Fight Or The Dull Knife Raid by Collins, Dennis