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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of emergent

Mahler-Werfel admired Gropius’s architectural talent but had little sympathy for the hyper-objectivity of the emergent Bauhaus movement. —Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025

Several nominees to serve in President Donald Trump's administration are Catholic, some of whom are leaders for an emergent Catholic right. —Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025

Serafini-Saul traces the story of The New Rising Sons, its emergent success and subsequent fade into obscurity. —Abigail Lee, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025

Serving as an introduction to an engaging new artistic voice, the film captures a certain laconic, free-floating malaise and anxiety that are indicative of an emergent generational sensibility. —Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025