URGENCIES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

urgencies

noun

plural of urgency

as in gravities

the condition of being very important and needing immediate attention The urgency of the situation meant that we needed to start right away.

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Relevance

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back burners

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Recent Examples of urgencies That there is no need to fill consciousness at all moments with the artificial urgencies of screens, of emails, of texts, of social media; the real urgencies of the bright-eyed woodpecker above my head will always be vastly more interesting. — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026

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Noun

Soccer, once a fringe sport, has grown by magnitudes since the last time a men’s World Cup was hosted here in 1994.

— Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 July 2026
While recorded on seismic sensors, traditional earthquake magnitudes are not appropriate for measuring atmospheric events.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 31 May 2026

Definition of magnitudes

Noun

Potential finalists will be notified via email and will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, License of Work and Release of Liability/Publicity within three (3) days of date of notification, or a shorter time if required by exigencies, or a runner-up may be selected.

— Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
The exigencies of the Revolution lead to promising more people representation.

— KEN BURNS, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026

Definition of exigencies

Noun

The consequences to all this are real, and could impact toss-up races around the country.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 7 July 2026
Robotics researchers have also been developing world models to help robots predict the consequences of their actions in the physical world and plan accordingly.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Definition of consequences

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