Synonyms for emergency
Definitions
- n. 1
The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
- n. 2
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention.
- n. 3
A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
Forms
- Plural
- emergencies → crises, exigencies, needs, urgencies…
Example sentences
- crisis There will be an energy crisis in the near future.
- urgency His attitude conveyed a clear lack of urgency.
By length
- 4 letters
- need1, pass1, push1
- 5 letters
- pinch1, emerg
- 6 letters
- crisis2, strait1
- 7 letters
- urgency3
- 8 letters
- casualty4, juncture2, exigency4
- 9 letters
- extremity4
- 10 letters
- difficulty4
- 11 letters
- predicament4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crisis2 = 2 syllables).