emergent

1. 1.

   occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action

   “emergent repair of an aorta”

   Similarsudden
2. 2.

   coming into existence

   “an emergent republic”

   Synonymsemerging

   Similarnascent

Questions about emergent

What does emergent mean?

emergent means "occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in emergent?

emergent has 3 syllables: e-mer-gent. The stress falls on "mer". In IPA it is /ɪˈmɝdʒənt/.

What is another word for emergent?

Close synonyms include emerging. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is emergent a common word?

emergent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.