| ADJECTIVE | all | exigent, clamant, crying, insistent, instant | demanding attention |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | exigent, exacting | requiring precise accuracy |
| Sounds | eh'ksihjhahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | demanding attention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken | |
| Synonyms | clamant, crying, insistent, instant | |
| Broader | imperative | requiring attention or action |
| Spanish | apremiante, inaplazable, insistente, perentorio, urgente | |
| Catalan | apressant, exigent, inaplaçable, insistent, peremptori, urgent | |
| Nouns | exigency | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action |
| exigency | a pressing or urgent situation | |
| Meaning | requiring precise accuracy. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "became more exigent over his pronunciation" | |
| Synonym | exacting | |
| Broader | demanding | requiring more than usually expected or thought due |
| Spanish | exigente | |
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