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Synonyms for exigent

Adjective

1. clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant, imperative (vs. beseeching)
usage: demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
2. exigent, exacting, demanding (vs. undemanding)
usage: requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
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