exigent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ UK /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj requiring immediate action; pressing or demanding The exigent circumstances forced an emergency evacuation. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · requiring immediate action;... pressingurgentcriticaldemandingimperativecrucialacute ↔ Opposites unimportanttrivialleisurelyrelaxed Word family Derived forms exigencyexigence Related forms exactexactionexigence Etymology AI details From Latin exigens, present participle of exigere ('to drive out, demand, require'), from ex- ('out') + agere ('to drive, do'). exigere Latin agere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # exigent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛksɪdʒənt/ ## Meanings 1. requiring immediate action; pressing or demanding ## Examples - The exigent circumstances forced an emergency evacuation. ## Synonyms - pressing - urgent - critical - demanding - imperative - crucial - acute ## Antonyms - unimportant - trivial - leisurely - relaxed ## Derived Forms - exigency - exigence ## Related Forms - exact - exaction - exigence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: exigere - Root: agere ## Etymology From Latin exigens, present participle of exigere ('to drive out, demand, require'), from ex- ('out') + agere ('to drive, do'). ## AI Etymology Exigent comes from Latin exigens, present participle of exigere ('to drive out, demand, require'), from ex- ('out') + agere ('to drive, do'). The etymological trail includes Latin exigere and Latin agere. As an adjective, exigent describes what is requiring immediate action; pressing or demanding. The same family is visible in derived forms such as exigency and exigence and related forms such as exact, exaction, and exigence. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown