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Synonyms for emergency
ɪˈmɜr dʒən siemer·gen·cy

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Wiktionary3.7 / 3 votes

  1. emergencynoun

    Synonyms:
    emerg, casualty, ER

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. emergency

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

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. emergencynoun

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

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How to use emergency in a sentence?

  1. Gul Islam Seyal:

    There were two helicopters ... One of them had a technical problem and contacted the other one and informed the pilot of an emergency landing. As soon as it landed, it caught fire.

  2. Matt Wrack:

    We face a public health crisis unparalleled in our lifetimes. The coronavirus outbreak is now a humanitarian emergency and firefighters rightly want help their communities, many fear the loss of life in this outbreak could be overwhelming and firefighters, who often handle terrible situations and incidents, are ready to step in to assist with body retrieval.

  3. William Jackson:

    The key point is that high oil and gas revenues are providing policymakers with a lifeline, allowing them to row back emergency economic measures, against that backdrop, a further easing of capital controls and additional rate cuts seem likely.

  4. Benny Gantz:

    These are exceptional times that, unfortunately, call for exceptional measures in order to save lives, a functional parliament, even, and especially, in states of emergency, is a hallmark of democracy and we will be steadfast in preserving it.

  5. Vicki Finson:

    Last week was really bad and we were at critical and emergency levels.


Translations for emergency

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  • طوارئ, حالة طوارئ, حالة الطوارئArabic
  • спешен случайBulgarian
  • emergència, urgènciaCatalan, Valencian
  • pohotovost, nouze, nouzová situaceCzech
  • Notfall, Notstand, NotlageGerman
  • έκτακτη ανάγκηGreek
  • urgencia, emergenciaSpanish
  • hätätilanne, hätä, teho-osastoFinnish
  • crise, urgence, urgencesFrench
  • èiginnScottish Gaelic
  • urxencia, emerxenciaGalician
  • שעת חירוםHebrew
  • emergenzaItalian
  • 非常時, 緊急事態Japanese
  • 비상 사태Korean
  • lezgînKurdish
  • noodDutch
  • emergência, urgênciaPortuguese
  • реанимация, ч. п., экстренная ситуация, чрезвычайное происшествие, отделение неотложной помощи, чрезвычайное положение, неотложкаRussian
  • akutmottagning, akut, nödSwedish
  • అత్యవసరTelugu
  • acil durumTurkish

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