Vocabulary
Urgency
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
importance requiring swift action.
Urdu meaning
فوری طور پر، سخت اہمیت، بے حد اصرار
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- These are questions the judiciary must confront with urgency.
- His lingering annoyance over Modi`s refusal to give him credit for bringing about an India-Pakistan ceasefire likely increased his urgency to impose them.
- The report is a strong reminder that Pakistan`s economic urgency is actually not about growth.
- But the urgency cannot wait for paperwork.
- This reveals a troubling mismatch: democratic systems, especially in fragile states, are not structurally equipped to handle the scale, urgency and complexity of climate change.
Synonyms
importance, imperativeness, top priority, weight, gravity, weightiness, necessity,
Antonyms
noncritical, nonurgent
Curator example
“the discovery of the ozone hole gave urgency to the issue of CFCs”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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