exigency
2 synonyms for exigency, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — What a situation requires, especially when quick action is called for.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Etymology
Came from Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).
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