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
- 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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