Synonyms for emergency
ɪˈmɜr dʒən siemer·gen·cy

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1. emergencynoun

   Synonyms:
   emerg, casualty, ER

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1. emergency

   Necessity is the quality of being necessary, or the quality of that which can not but be, become, or be true, or be accepted as true. Need and want always imply a lack; necessity may be used in this sense, but in the higher philosophical sense necessity simply denotes the exclusion of any alternative either in thought or fact; righteousness is a necessity (not a need) of the divine nature. Need suggests the possibility of supplying the deficiency which want expresses; to speak of a person's want of decision merely points out a weakness in his character; to say that he has need of decision implies that he can exercise or attain it. As applied to a deficiency, necessity is more imperative than need; a weary person is in need of rest; when rest becomes a necessity he has no choice but to stop work. An essential is something, as a quality, or element, that belongs to the essence of something else so as to be inseparable from it in its normal condition, or in any complete idea or statement of it. Compare NECESSARY; PREDESTINATION.

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, destiny, essential, exigency, extremity, fatality, fate, indispensability, indispensableness, necessity, need, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, unavoidableness, urgency, want

   Antonyms:
   choice, contingency, doubt, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuity, freedom, option, possibility, uncertainty

   Preposition:
   The necessity of surrender; a necessity for action; this is a necessity to me.

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1. emergency

   Synonyms:
   crisis, conjuncture, pitch, embarrassment, strait, necessity, exigency, casualty, difficulty

   Antonyms:
   rescue, deliverance, solution, subsidence, provision, anticipation, arrangement

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1. emergency, exigency, pinchnoun

   a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

   "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

   Synonyms:
   jot, soupcon, touch, exigency, hand brake, tinge, tweak, catch, emergency brake, speck, hint, pinch, collar, mite, apprehension, taking into custody, arrest, parking brake

2. emergencynoun

   a state in which martial law applies

   "the governor declared a state of emergency"

   Synonyms:
   exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch

3. hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brakenoun

   a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

   Synonyms:
   exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch

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1. • Brake
   • Temporary State

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1. emergencynoun

   Synonyms:
   exigency, urgency, necessity, crisis, pinch, pass, push, strait, difficulty, conjuncture, unexpected occurrence, unforeseen occasion

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1. List of paraphrases for "emergency":

   contingency, emergencies, urgent, urgency, urgently, exception, relief, emergence, urgence, exigency, crisis, rescue

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1. Jeff Zisner:

   That's where you go in the event of an emergency.

2. Azim Shah:

   Once a week, we are given a slip that permits us to go out to buy basics. The rest of the time, we either work or wait in our rooms, if there is a medical emergency or problem, our supervisor deals with it. In most cases, it means wages are cut.

3. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy:

   My job is to make sure we get through this emergency so that you can safely gather with family and friends later.

4. Hassan Machlab:

   A while ago we decided we were now in an emergency situation, in the past few months, because of the intensification of fighting around Aleppo, we haven't been able to reach the center and see how the seeds are.

5. Jim Covington:

   Improved emergency communications, strengthened operating procedures, regular safety audits, these and more all serve to help safeguard our employees and the community.