urgent

Definition for urgent

adjective as in needing immediate attention

Strongest matches

compelling, critical, crucial, demanding, essential, immediate, imperative, important, indispensable, necessary, persuasive, pressing, serious, vital, weighty

Weak matches

burning, called-for, capital, chief, clamant, clamorous, crying, demanded, driving, exigent, foremost, heavy, hurry-up, impelling, importunate, insistent, instant, leading, life and death, momentous, paramount, primary, principal, required, salient, top-priority, touch and go, touchy, wanted

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At 4:46 a.m., an urgent message from dispatch: “we need to get at least one engine to Altadena Sheriff’s station.”

From Los Angeles Times

Wes Streeting has praised bereaved parents in Leeds who have called for an urgent review into maternity safety in the city, and called their testimony "shocking and chilling".

From BBC

The Conservatives have accused the chancellor of "burying her head in the sand" and called for an "urgent change of course".

From BBC

“At ‘Sesame Street,’ we pride ourselves on trying to create content that feels very necessary and urgent of the times,” says “Sesame Street” executive producer Sal Perez.

From Los Angeles Times

The first few weeks of 2025 have made the urgent need for ethics reform at the Supreme Court painfully clear.

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