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

Need another word that means the same as “emergency”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “emergency” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Emergency” are: emergency brake, hand brake, parking brake, exigency, pinch, crisis, extremity, alternative, substitute, replacement, spare, extra, standby, auxiliary, reserve, backup, fill-in, fallback, in reserve

Emergency as a Noun

Definitions of "Emergency" as a noun

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

• A state in which martial law applies.
• The department in a hospital which provides immediate treatment.
• The Second World War.
• A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage.
• A reserve runner in horse racing.
• A person with a medical condition requiring immediate treatment.
• A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
• Arising from or used in an emergency.
• A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Synonyms of "Emergency" as a noun (19 Words)

alternative	One of two or more available possibilities. There is no other alternative.
auxiliary	An auxiliary verb. A nursing auxiliary.
backup	The procedure for making backup copies of files or other items of data. Make a backup of any important files.
crisis	A time of intense difficulty or danger. The situation has reached crisis point.
emergency brake	A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action.
exigency	An urgent need or demand. The health care exigency.
extra	Something additional of the same kind. She stood under an awning and read the extra.
extremity	The degree to which something is extreme. The extremity of the violence concerns us.
fallback	An alternative plan that may be used in an emergency. The offering will hit the market after a fallback from record highs.
fill-in	Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult.
hand brake	A card player in a game of bridge.
in reserve	A state in midwestern United States.
parking brake	The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily.
pinch	An act of pinching someone. The pinch of the recession.
replacement	An event in which one thing is substituted for another. The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood.
reserve	A member of the military reserve. Part of the marshes has been managed to create a splendid reserve full of birds.
spare	A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls. The wheel s broken and it would be suicide to go on without a spare.
standby	Something that can be relied on when needed. Buses were placed on standby for the journey to London.
substitute	An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced. A sheriff substitute.

Usage Examples of "Emergency" as a noun

• The hospital treated two hundred emergencies.
• Around 1 in 8 adults have no savings at all, not even an emergency fund.
• Survival packs were carried in case of emergency.
• The governor declared a state of emergency.
• An emergency operation to save his sight.
• A doctor in emergency cleaned the wound.
• He never knew what to do in an emergency.
• Personal alarms for use in an emergency.

Associations of "Emergency" (30 Words)

ambulance	Convey in an ambulance. The ambulance service.
bleeding	Used for emphasis, or to express annoyance. The watch was a bleeding copy.
brake	Make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake. A brake pedal.
contingency	A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty. The island s public affairs can occasionally be seen to be invaded by contingency.
crisis	An unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty. The current economic crisis.
danger	A dangerous place. There was a danger he would do the wrong thing.
dangerous	Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. A dangerous bridge.
deliverance	Recovery or preservation from loss or danger. Prayers for deliverance.
emergent	An emergent tree or other plant. Emergents tower above the top canopy.
entreaty	An earnest or humble request. An entreaty to stop the fighting.
evacuate	Move people from their homes or country. Several families were evacuated from their homes.
evacuation	The action of emptying the bowels or another bodily organ. Those who required an evacuation of retained products.
exigency	A pressing or urgent situation. He put financial exigency before personal sentiment.
exigent	Demanding attention. The exigent demands of her contemporaries music took a toll on her voice.
firefighter	A person whose job is to extinguish fires.
fireman	A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires.
hospital	An institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people. Christ's Hospital.
immediate	Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect. The immediate vicinity.
immediately	Without any intervening time or space. I rang immediately for an ambulance.
imperative	Relating to verbs in the imperative mood. Free movement of labour was an economic imperative.
inquest	An inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death. An inquest by New York newspapers into a subway fire.
instant	Instant coffee. The offence justified instant dismissal.
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. All ambulances were manned by a nurse or paramedic and a driver.
pressing	Expressing something strongly or persistently. At the pressing of a button.
prioritize	Assign a priority to. The department has failed to prioritize safety within the oil industry.
suffocation	Difficulty in breathing. The occupants died of suffocation inside the airtight compartment.
tourniquet	Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure.
urgency	An urgent situation calling for prompt action. They departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs.
urgent	Of an action or event done or arranged in response to an urgent situation. An urgent demand for more state funding.