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