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urgent
adjective as in needing immediate attention
Strongest matches
compelling, critical, crucial, demanding, essential, immediate, imperative, important, indispensable, necessary, persuasive, pressing, serious, vital, weighty
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
We have reported on India’s Supreme Court ordering the government to take urgent steps to curb pollution every year.
There is an urgent need for more direct donations to locally led organizations to ensure funds reach the front lines as quickly as possible.
This includes waits for gynaecology appointments and planned procedures and excludes urgent appointments for things like suspected cancer.
Reforming the social care system in England is "urgent", cabinet minister Louise Haigh has said, after sources told the BBC there was a "genuine impasse" at the top of government over the issue.
And Dr Goodall says taking action to slow down the warming of our planet is more urgent than ever.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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