Exigent

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Requiring immediate attention or action, urgently pressing.

“The doctors faced an exigent situation that demanded a decision within minutes.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɛk.sɪ.d͡ʒənt/

Syllables

ex·i·gent

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Synonyms

clamant cryinginsistentinstantexacting

Antonyms

trivialunimportantnon-urgentflexible

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Wordle

Starts with EX, ends in -ENT, contains G and I in the middle, no repeated letters

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X scores 8 points, G worth 2, a rare formal adjective that can earn a strong score with premium squares

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “exigent”.

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