Synonyms of emergent

emergent

adjective

i-ˈmər-jənt 

as in urgent

needing immediate attention

since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urgent
• acute
• critical
• pressing
• compelling
• intense
• dire
• imperative
• exigent
• crying
• instant
• desperate
• serious
• immediate
• importunate
• extreme
• imperious
• burning
• insistent
• crucial
• clamant
• overriding
• dangerous
• necessitous
• hazardous
• life-and-death
• demanding
• severe
• explosive
• precarious
• life-or-death
• unstable
• perilous
• vital
• grave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minor
• incidental
• unimportant
• trivial
• noncritical
• low-pressure
• negligible
• nonurgent
• stable
• safe
• nonthreatening

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of emergent

Similarly, the nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, will not only oversee a department of nearly 3 million military and civilian service members but also direct defense spending and contracting with iconic and emergent U.S. defense contractors, such as Boeing, RTX, Palantir, and Kyndryl. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024

He’s been to multiple ERs who have consulted their orthopedic surgeons, who have appropriately told him that his case is not emergent since it’s been months. —Renee Hsia, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024

Rather, emergent phenomena, from Great Red Spots to conscious thoughts, demand a new language for describing the system. —Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024

And because flooding is still emergent, many areas will not have signage or be blocked from traffic. —Cross Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 8 July 2024