Synonyms for emergency
ɪˈmɜr dʒən siemer·gen·cy

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1. emergencynoun

   Synonyms:
   emerg, casualty, ER

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1. emergency

   Necessity is the quality of being necessary, or the quality of that which can not but be, become, or be true, or be accepted as true. Need and want always imply a lack; necessity may be used in this sense, but in the higher philosophical sense necessity simply denotes the exclusion of any alternative either in thought or fact; righteousness is a necessity (not a need) of the divine nature. Need suggests the possibility of supplying the deficiency which want expresses; to speak of a person's want of decision merely points out a weakness in his character; to say that he has need of decision implies that he can exercise or attain it. As applied to a deficiency, necessity is more imperative than need; a weary person is in need of rest; when rest becomes a necessity he has no choice but to stop work. An essential is something, as a quality, or element, that belongs to the essence of something else so as to be inseparable from it in its normal condition, or in any complete idea or statement of it. Compare NECESSARY; PREDESTINATION.

   Synonyms:
   compulsion, destiny, essential, exigency, extremity, fatality, fate, indispensability, indispensableness, necessity, need, requirement, requisite, sine qua non, unavoidableness, urgency, want

   Antonyms:
   choice, contingency, doubt, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, fortuity, freedom, option, possibility, uncertainty

   Preposition:
   The necessity of surrender; a necessity for action; this is a necessity to me.

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1. emergency

   Synonyms:
   crisis, conjuncture, pitch, embarrassment, strait, necessity, exigency, casualty, difficulty

   Antonyms:
   rescue, deliverance, solution, subsidence, provision, anticipation, arrangement

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1. emergency, exigency, pinchnoun

   a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

   "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

   Synonyms:
   jot, soupcon, touch, exigency, hand brake, tinge, tweak, catch, emergency brake, speck, hint, pinch, collar, mite, apprehension, taking into custody, arrest, parking brake

2. emergencynoun

   a state in which martial law applies

   "the governor declared a state of emergency"

   Synonyms:
   exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch

3. hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brakenoun

   a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage

   Synonyms:
   exigency, hand brake, parking brake, emergency brake, pinch

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1. • Brake
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1. emergencynoun

   Synonyms:
   exigency, urgency, necessity, crisis, pinch, pass, push, strait, difficulty, conjuncture, unexpected occurrence, unforeseen occasion

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1. List of paraphrases for "emergency":

   contingency, emergencies, urgent, urgency, urgently, exception, relief, emergence, urgence, exigency, crisis, rescue

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1. Matthew Mangine Sr.:

   There were five AEDs on campus, yet no one retrieved an AED to apply to Matthew due to a lack of proper training. And because the coach was never given an emergency action plan nor was told where the nearest AED was – which was 250 feet away – by the time the ambulance arrived, it was too late. We lost our beautiful firstborn son.

2. Federal Housing Finance Agency:

   During this national health emergency no one should worry about losing their home.

3. Peter Antall:

   Telehealth offers a safe channel to obtain expert medical guidance quickly, care teams can screen patients, assign risk, answer questions, and recommend the next steps a patient should take. This capability greatly minimizes the demands on in-person primary care, urgent care, [Emergency Department], etc.

4. Christopher Granger:

   Even though the principles are clear, how one does that is highly dependent on the coordination of emergency medical services and the network of hospitals in the region.

5. Stavros Theodorakis:

   Weaknesses in planning and coordination over immigration policy have created a situation of continuous emergency.