English adjective: exigent | |||
1. | exigent demanding attention | ||
Samples | Clamant needs. A crying need. Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous. Insistent hunger. An instant need. | ||
Synonyms | clamant, crying, insistent, instant | ||
Similar | imperative | ||
Antonyms | beseeching, imploring, pleading | ||
2. | exigent requiring precise accuracy | ||
Samples | An exacting job. Became more exigent over his pronunciation. | ||
Synonyms | exacting | ||
Similar | demanding | ||
Antonyms | undemanding | ||