urgent

[ur-juhnt] / ˈɜr dʒənt /

ADJECTIVE

needing immediate attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelling critical crucial demanding essential immediate imperative important indispensable necessary persuasive pressing serious vital weighty

WEAK

burning called-for capital chief clamant clamorous crying demanded driving exigent foremost heavy hurry-up impelling importunate insistent instant leading life and death momentous paramount primary principal required salient top-priority touch and go touchy wanted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile inessential insignificant light minor needless nonessential optional secondary small trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary unsubstantial voluntary

WEAK

moderate

Example Sentences

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The airport and the government have said expansion was "urgent" as Heathrow was currently working at capacity.

From BBC

But getting oil to power its decades-old thermoelectric plant is becoming increasingly urgent.

From Barron's

And for the farmworker women who are leading this work, it feels more urgent than ever that they continue leading.

From Salon

This suggests it is Arteta who is in urgent need of breaking the cycle of finishing empty-handed.

From BBC

NIW also said that without urgent change to the wastewater system Northern Ireland faces another big problem - "persistent and worsening pollution".

From BBC

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