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exigency

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈek-sə-jən(t)-sē, ig-ˈzi-jən(t)-\
    • /ˈek.sɪ.dʒən.si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈek-sə-jən(t)-sē, ig-ˈzi-jən(t)-\

Definitions of exigency word

  • noun exigency An urgent need or demand. 1
  • noun exigency urgency 1
  • countable noun exigency The exigencies of a situation or a job are the demands or difficulties that you have to deal with as part of it. 0
  • noun exigency the state of being exigent; urgency 0
  • noun exigency an urgent demand; pressing requirement 0
  • noun exigency an emergency 0

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Parts of speech for Exigency

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

exigency popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for exigency

noun exigency

  • demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
  • need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
  • emergency — A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
  • necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
  • pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.

Antonyms for exigency

noun exigency

  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
  • blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
  • boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.

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