Synonyms: urgency
Definition: pressing importance requiring speedy action
Usage: the urgency of his need
Similar words: importance
Definition: the quality of being important and worthy of note
Usage: the importance of a well-balanced diet
Synonyms: importunity, urgency, urging
Definition: insistent solicitation and entreaty
Usage: his importunity left me no alternative but to agree
Similar words: solicitation
Definition: an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
Usage: a solicitation to the king for relief
Synonyms: urgency
Definition: an urgent situation calling for prompt action
Usage: I'll be there, barring any urgencies; they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs
Similar words: situation
Definition: a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Usage: the dangerous situation developed suddenly; that's quite a situation; no human situation is simple
Synonyms: urgency
Definition: the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
Similar words: necessity
Definition: the condition of being essential or indispensable