Simple meaning
What does Emergency mean?
a serious sudden situation.
Dictionary definition
a sudden serious situation needing quick action.
Example sentences
Emergency in a sentence
easy
In class, we used emergency to describe what happened in the story.
medium
The worksheet asked students to explain emergency in an everyday example.
hard
During discussion, students compared how emergency changed the outcome of the situation.
Synonyms
Words like Emergency
related termSimilar meaning used in caution or problem contexts.
close wordA near meaning with small usage differences.
Antonyms
Opposite words
opposite conditionA useful contrast in meaning.
safer stateShows a more secure opposite situation.
Word family
Emergency word family
Base word
emergency
noun
emergency
Base form.
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Quick practice
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Practice 1
What does emergency mean?
Emergency means a serious sudden situation.
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