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

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

Therefore, leaders must place guardrails around their emergent AI models and policies. —Greg Brunk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024

The world is full of such emergent phenomena: large-scale patterns and organization arising from innumerable interactions between component parts. —Philip Ball, WIRED, 21 July 2024

However, as is often the case for the disability community, access barriers can be multi-layered – borrowing from both emergent societal perils as well as challenges that are unique to disability and easily overlooked. —Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024