Urgency

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or condition of being urgent; pressing importance: the urgency of the call for help; pleading with urgency.
  • n. A pressing necessity.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence; pressure.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or character of being urgent.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
  • n. an urgent situation calling for prompt action
  • n. insistent solicitation and entreaty
  • n. pressing importance requiring speedy action
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    situation    solicitation   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    insistence    pressure    push    drive    press    instancy    instance    goad    clamorousness    importunity   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    counterinsurgency    emergency    insurgency    nonemergency   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    earnestness    eagerness    desperation    haste    seriousness    uneasiness    anxiety    vehemence    frustration    intensity   
     
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