1. (noun)emergency, exigency, pinch a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action Synonyms: jot, soupcon, touch, exigency, hand brake, tinge, tweak, catch, emergency brake, speck, hint, pinch, collar, mite, apprehension, taking into custody, arrest, emergency, parking brake
2. (noun)emergency a state in which martial law applies Synonyms: exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch
3. (noun)hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage Synonyms: exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, emergency, pinch
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'emergency'
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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 Synonyms: necessity, compulsion, fatality, requisite, destiny, fate, sine qua non, emergency, indispensability, unavoidableness, essential, indispensableness, urgency, exigency, need, want, extremity, requirement Antonyms: choice, doubt, dubiousness, freedom, possibility, contingency, doubtfulness, fortuity, option, uncertainty
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