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Noun
▲
A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action
crisis
exigency
predicament
juncture
plight
difficulty
crossroads
dilemma
crunch
head
clutch
mess
quandary
conjuncture
jam
tinderbox
pickle
Dunkirk
fix
catastrophe
calamity
scrape
distress
disaster
strait
hole
tragedy
impasse
pinch
spot
urgency
pass
depression
misadventure
trauma
meltdown
accident
vicissitude
tension
extremity
pressure
crossroad
necessity
danger
squeeze
boiling point
zero hour
breaking point
hot water
dire straits
flash point
tight spot
crunch time
tight corner
turning point
critical situation
desperate straits
panic stations
urgent situation
unforeseen circumstances
more ❯
“The building can be used during an emergency or disaster to house approximately 300 people.”
Noun
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The department of a hospital that treats serious injuries or illnesses
critical care facility
emergency clinic
emergency department
emergency ward
ICU
intensive care unit
medical crisis unit
trauma centerUS
trauma centreUK
casualty
emerg
emergency room
ER
triage room
ward
accident and emergency
intensive care
unit
intensive treatment unit
ITU
department
area
room
cubicle
compartment
“The patient was in a critical condition and was rushed to emergency.”
Noun
▲
A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
contingency
possibility
event
eventuality
chance
uncertainty
case
contingence
contingent
occurrence
fortuity
likelihood
odds
probability
chance event
accident
predicament
risk
prospect
potential
potentiality
capability
happenstance
hazard
happenchance
danger
hope
fear
liability
fluke
advent
fifty-fifty
situation
condition
circumstance
position
state
conditions
plight
circumstances
scenario
score
context
facts
picture
standing
environment
scene
setting
background
status
deal
footing
climate
setup
dilemma
story
character
development
quandary
scoop
station
affairs
state of play
state of affairs
set-up
lie of the land
what's going on
what's what
how it goes
set of circumstances
ball game
way things are
how things stack up
status quo
where it's at
kettle of fish
how things are
lay of the land
way things shape up
how things stand
Noun
▲
The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled
imperilment
peril
risk
danger
jeopardy
endangerment
trouble
hazard
menace
threat
pitfall
distress
insecurity
precariousness
uncertainty
instability
vulnerability
exposure
exigency
venture
crisis
slipperiness
dynamite
clouds
possibility
precipice
probability
storm
harm's way
double trouble
hot potato
risky business
thin ice
more ❯
Noun
▲
Urgent matter
matter of life and death
case of emergency
case of need
exigency
grave affair
matter of necessity
necessitude
urgency
vitalness
Noun
▲
A mistake arising from or resulting in confusion
muddle
mistake
error
blunder
bungle
complication
dilemma
fault
gaffe
miscalculation
misstep
oversight
slip
stumble
aberration
clanger
difficulty
flaw
flub
gaff
goof
hash
lapse
misunderstanding
quandary
trouble
upheaval
commotion
complexity
encumbrance
fail
fluff
howler
intricacy
screwup
slipup
snafu
snarl
struggle
awkwardness
involvement
foul-up
mix-up
slip-up
balls-up
false move
false step
faux pas
screw-up
boo-boo
car crash
human error
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Urgent, typically arising from or used in an emergency
urgent
critical
immediate
pressing
dire
important
exigent
imperious
intense
key
required
crisis
extraordinary
high-priority
top-priority
called-for
must-have
life-and-death
life and death
of great consequence
of the essence
of the utmost importance
serious
drastic
desperate
crash
rush
crucial
grave
acute
more ❯
“In response to the escalation of the crisis, the top leaders of the three countries held an emergency meeting.”
Adjective
▲
Available (as reserve) in case of an emergency
alternative
extra
substitute
replacement
backup
reserve
spare
additional
auxiliary
standby
fallback
fill-in
makeshift
stopgap
temporary
in reserve
relief
alternate
stand-in
supplementary
deputy
back-up
second
surrogate
proxy
cover
another
pinch-hitting
fall-back
other
more ❯
“You should then go ahead and carry the required money plus some extra emergency cash.”
Adjective
▲
Acting as a quick, interim or temporary measure
makeshift
temporary
provisional
stopgap
substitute
temp
alternative
standby
substitutive
expedient
throwaway
ersatz
jury
new
make-do
ad hoc
pro tem
ad interim
band-aid
pro tempore
impromptu
improvised
acting
interim
caretaker
stand-in
fill-in
rough-and-ready
rough and ready
extemporary
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Just before it is too late
last-minute
final
eleventh-hour
frantic
last-ditch
late
deathbed
last
last-gasp
rushed
desperate
last-chance
all-out
do-or-die
last-resort
frenzied
wild
Hail Mary
ultimate
straining
struggling
heroic
extreme
one last
Adjective
▲
Intended to protect someone or something
protective
protecting
safeguarding
shielding
preservative
defensive
covering
defending
guarding
safety
insulating
conservative
toughened
fireproof
waterproof
armoredUS
armouredUK
heatproof
shatterproof
sheltering
conservational
custodial
guardian
self-protective
conserving
stabilizingUS
preserving
antibacterial
antifungal
stabilisingUK
more ❯
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