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Synonyms for exigency

Most common

emergency crisis necessity urgency exigence

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action.

Related words

Word family
exigent exigenter exiguity exiguous

Forms

Plural
exigencies → necessities, emergencies, urgencies, crises…

Example sentences

  • emergency What number should I call in case of an emergency?
  • crisis There will be an energy crisis in the near future.
  • necessity He said that necessity is the mother of invention.
  • urgency His attitude conveyed a clear lack of urgency.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
exigencysteady
emergencysteady
crisisrising
necessityfalling
urgencysteady
exigencerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
need1, want1, pass1
5 letters
pinch1
6 letters
crisis2, strait1
7 letters
urgency3
8 letters
pressure2, distress2, juncture2, exigence
9 letters
emergency4, necessity4
10 letters
difficulty4
11 letters
predicament4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (crisis2 = 2 syllables).