exigence
Demand requiring action
Exigence is an urgent demand or pressing need—a situation requiring immediate attention or action.
The word appears most often in rhetoric, where an exigence is the circumstance or problem that prompts someone to speak or write: The senator's scandal created the exigence for her public statement.
Also spelled exigency, which is more common.
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- requisitionFormal order for supplies
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- requestFormal act of seeking
order · stipulation · mandate · obligation · quota · entitlement · allocation · procurement
Decisive dangerous moment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- immediacyQuality of being direct
time-sensitive · critical · dire · impending · haste · rush · expedite · accelerate
Essential requirement
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- indispensabilityBeing absolutely necessary
sine qua non · precondition · must · imperative · compulsion · constraint · inevitability · inescapability
Pressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
- tensionStretched or strained state
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- weightMeasure of heaviness
load · duress · squeeze · crunch · oppression · coercion · force · heat
What initiates action
- promptIncite to action
- spurIncentive or heel device
- impetusForce initiating action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
provocation · incitement · instigation · spark · cause · motivation · inducement · incentive
requirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- requisitionFormal order for supplies
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
request · order · stipulation · mandate · obligation · quota · entitlement · allocation · procurement · prescription
crisis
Decisive dangerous moment
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
immediacy · time-sensitive · critical · dire · impending · haste · rush · expedite · accelerate · swift
need
Essential requirement
- essentialsIndispensable items or elements
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
indispensability · sine qua non · precondition · must · imperative · compulsion · constraint · inevitability · inescapability · fundamental
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
weight · load · duress · squeeze · crunch · oppression · coercion · force · heat · urgency
trigger
What initiates action
stimulus · provocation · incitement · instigation · spark · cause · motivation · inducement · incentive · occasion
exigenceleisure
Free time for relaxation
relaxation · calm · tranquility · repose · unhurriedness
exigenceoptionality
Value of having choices
dispensability · superfluity · luxury · elective · frivolity