Synonyms and antonyms of Urgent in British Thesaurus

exigent (adjective)

formal needing immediate help or action

urgent (adjective)

urgent things are things that you need to deal with immediately

immediate (adjective)

immediate aims, wishes, or needs are of the greatest importance and are dealt with first

pressing (adjective)

very important and urgent

uppermost (adjective)

more important or urgent than anything else in a particular situation

imperative (adjective)

formal extremely important and urgent

as a matter of urgency/priority ()

used for saying that something must be dealt with immediately, before dealing with anything else

every minute counts ()

it is important not to delay or waste time

it’s now or never ()

used for saying that if something is not done immediately, there will not be another chance to do it in the future