EMERGENCIES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EMERGENCIES?

Need another word that means the same as “emergencies”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “emergencies” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Emergencies” are: emergency brake, hand brake, parking brake, exigency, pinch

Emergencies as a Noun

Definitions of "Emergencies" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “emergencies” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A state in which martial law applies.
• A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
• A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage.

Synonyms of "Emergencies" as a noun (5 Words)

emergency brake	A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
exigency	A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action. The health care exigency.
hand brake	The (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.
parking brake	Space in which vehicles can be parked.
pinch	An act of pinching someone. The pinch of the recession.

Usage Examples of "Emergencies" as a noun

• The governor declared a state of emergency.
• He never knew what to do in an emergency.

Associations of "Emergencies" (30 Words)

ambulance	Convey in an ambulance. He was ambulanced to accident and emergency.
bleeding	The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel. She looks so bleeding bored all day.
brake	Stop travelling by applying a brake. We had to brake suddenly when a chicken crossed the road.
contingency	A provision for a possible event or circumstance. Stores were kept as a contingency against a blockade.
crisis	An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty. After the crisis the patient either dies or gets better.
danger	A dangerous place. The dangers of smoking.
dangerous	Able or likely to cause harm or injury. A dangerous animal.
deliverance	The action of being rescued or set free. The low drawl he employed for such deliverances.
emergent	An emergent tree or other plant. An emergent republic.
entreaty	Earnest or urgent request. An entreaty to stop the fighting.
evacuate	Remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place. Patients evacuated their bowels before dialysis.
evacuation	The bodily process of discharging waste matter. Techniques for evacuation of gas combustion fumes.
exigency	An urgent need or demand. The health care exigency.
exigent	Pressing; demanding. Regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous.
firefighter	A person whose job is to extinguish fires.
fireman	Play in which children pretend to put out a fire.
hospital	A medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care. Christ's Hospital.
immediate	Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect. The immediate result.
immediately	Without any intervening time or space. I rang immediately for an ambulance.
imperative	Relating to verbs in the imperative mood. Immediate action was imperative.
inquest	An inquiry by a coroner’s court into the cause of a death. An inquest by New York newspapers into a subway fire.
instant	Instant coffee. For an instant the moon disappeared.
medic	A medical practitioner in the armed forces.
paramedic	A person trained to give emergency medical care to people who are injured or ill, typically in a setting outside a hospital. A paramedic team was on its way.
pressing	The act of pressing the exertion of pressure. Pure grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings.
prioritize	Designate or treat (something) as being very or most important. The department has failed to prioritize safety within the oil industry.
suffocation	Difficulty in breathing. Suffocation by smoke inhalation.
tourniquet	A device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage.
urgency	An urgent situation calling for prompt action. Emilia heard the urgency in his voice.
urgent	Of an action or event done or arranged in response to an urgent situation. An urgent demand for more state funding.