exigency
Pressing immediate demand
Exigency is an urgent situation demanding immediate attention or action: The exigencies of war forced difficult decisions.
The word suggests pressing necessity—circumstances that leave little room for delay or choice.
In the plural, exigencies often refers to the practical demands imposed by a situation: the exigencies of daily life, the exigencies of the job.
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- needEssential requirement
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- pressureForce upon contact
obligation · imperative · compulsion · mandate · stipulation · prerequisite · precondition · requisite
Requiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- immediateHappening without delay
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
deadline · haste · hurry · expedite · swift · prompt · rush · rapid
Serious sudden danger
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- predicamentDifficult, unpleasant situation
plight · dilemma · quandary · hardship · distress · turmoil · upheaval · meltdown
Not predicted or expected
- eventualityPotential future happening
- circumstanceCondition affecting an event
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- situationState of affairs
development · occurrence · juncture · condition · provision · preparedness · backup · fallback
requirement
Mandatory condition to fulfill
- necessityIndispensable requirement
- needEssential requirement
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
pressure · obligation · imperative · compulsion · mandate · stipulation · prerequisite · precondition · requisite · essential
pressing
Requiring immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- immediateHappening without delay
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
acute · deadline · haste · hurry · expedite · swift · prompt · rush · rapid · precipitate
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
predicament · plight · dilemma · quandary · hardship · distress · turmoil · upheaval · meltdown · collapse
unforeseen
Not predicted or expected
- eventualityPotential future happening
- circumstanceCondition affecting an event
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
situation · development · occurrence · juncture · condition · provision · preparedness · backup · fallback · reserve
- hardshiphardship, adversity, difficulty, trouble, struggle
- necessitiesbasics, essentials, need, essential, needs
exigencyleisure
Free time for relaxation
calm · tranquility · relaxation · convenience · normalcy
exigencyease
Lack of strain
easiness · simplicity · comfort · manageability · straightforwardness