Urgent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Urgent is an adjective meaning Requiring immediate attention.
Meaning
Requiring immediate attention.
More Meanings
- Of people: insistent, solicitous.
Example Sentences
An urgent appeal was sent out for assistance.
My kind friends here are most affectionately urgent with me to prolong my stay […].
The Egyptians were vrgent vpon the people that they might send them out of the land in haste.
Synonyms for urgent
Depending on context, synonyms include acute, bad, clamant, dire, sore, exigent.
Antonyms for urgent
Common opposites include evergreen.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pressing, imperative, exigent, urgency, exigency, pressingly.
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