Synonyms for urgent
ˈɜr dʒəntur·gent

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. urgentadjective

   Synonyms:
   pressing

2. urgentadjective

   Requiring immediate attention.

   An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.

   Synonyms:
   pressing

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. urgent

   Synonyms:
   pressing, imperative, immediate, importunate, forcible, strenuous, serious, grave, momentous, indeferrible

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, insignificant, trifling, trivial, deferrable

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.2 / 5 votes

1. pressing, urgentadjective

   compelling immediate action

   "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

   Synonyms:
   pressing

   Antonyms:
   beseeching, imploring, pleading

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. urgentadjective

   Synonyms:
   pressing, cogent, importunate, pertinacious, earnestly solicitous

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. urgentadjective

   Synonyms:
   pressing, imperative, insistent, exigent, importunate, pertinacious, imperious

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "urgent":

   pressing, emergency, urgency, urgently, immediate, compelling, imperative, exigency, acute, prompt, speedy, flash, contingency, dire, time-sensitive, rapid

How to pronounce urgent?

How to say urgent in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use urgent in a sentence?

1. Pete Hegseth:

   While this shameful act may be an isolated incident, what’s not isolated are the almost daily reports that feed the perception that VA leadership are detached from the urgent challenges facing returning veterans, but it’s even more troubling that Ms. Paul’s shockingly poor judgment did not merit immediate firing. She should have been fired the minute such poor judgment was discovered and failing to do so only reinforces VA's track record of failing to hold its employees accountable.

2. Gretchen Whitmer:

   My pending lawsuit to protect abortion access is more urgent than ever. I will continue to fight like hell.

3. Ivo Belet:

   The Greek crisis is so urgent that it puts everything else aside, but climate is something that cannot wait.

4. Carolyn Maloney:

   To those who still claim there are no delays and that these reports are just conspiracy theories, I hope this new data causes them to re-think their position and support our urgent legislation today.

5. Edward Bedore:

   As we face a new era of world history, there is an urgent need for the true Church of Jesus Christ, the Body of Christ, to be about the business God has called us to, the work of ministry. And this is a work that every believer is called to be actively involved in.