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Antonyms for urgency


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ur-juh n-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɜr dʒən si



Definition of urgency

Origin :
  • 1530s; see urgent + -cy.
  • noun imperativeness
  • noun importance
Example sentences :
  • Gratitude was undoubtedly a principal occasion of this urgency.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • She clasped her hands, suddenly carrying her urgency to plaintive entreaty.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • And then, in view of the delay in the answer, He insisted on perseverance and urgency.
  • Extract from : « The Ministry of Intercession » by Andrew Murray
  • They have lost sight of everything but the urgency of the cause.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • "Oh, no, we must go—we must go," she said with a hint of wildness in her urgency.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • But do not send an urgent message unless the urgency is positive.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The death of the Deemster had hastened things—that was the meaning of the urgency.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • You are saved from going home in disgrace by the urgency of the circumstances, as I have told you.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The urgency of her tone was such that it held me there and compelled my answer.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • And then in the urgency sweeping aside all minor considerations, "Were you also too late?"
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Synonyms for urgency

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