urgency
/ˈɝ.d͡ʒən.si/noun3 syllables
Urgency means: insistent solicitation and entreaty.
Synonyms for urgency4
noun, as in insistent solicitation and entreaty
What does urgency mean?4
noun
1
insistent solicitation and entreaty“his importunity left me no alternative but to agree”
2
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
3
pressing importance requiring speedy action“the urgency of his need”
4
an urgent situation calling for prompt action“I'll be there, barring any urgencies”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with urgency?2
four syllables
emergencyinsurgency
Show 32 near rhymes
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Urgency in a sentence
- No problem demands more urgency than the human conditions of life.unknown
- His attitude conveyed a clear lack of urgency.Nuel
- Urgency is the insistent immediate future, the future in the process of making itself the present.kaiperkins271
- He did not realize the seriousness or urgency of the matter, as he lacked imagination.int32_t
- As the effects of climate change intensify, so too does the urgency of our response.always
- There was a sense of urgency.Eccles17
- This matter is of incredible urgency!DaoSeng
- Never had they felt such urgency.Igider
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Forms of urgency
as a noun
- plural
- urgencies