as in urgent
needing immediate attention
since the problem was not seen as emergent, implementation of the expensive solution for it was continually put off
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of emergent
This adds to an emergent trend, as the seven worst-performing Marvel films in their second weeks of release all came out after Avengers: Endgame.
—
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
For the Ducks, he’s shared the net with emergent force Lukáš Dostál, a RFA to be whose extension will be a high late-season or offseason priority.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2025
When fear, exhaustion, or resignation crowds out citizens’ commitment to democracy, emergent authoritarianism begins to take root.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Mahler-Werfel admired Gropius’s architectural talent but had little sympathy for the hyper-objectivity of the emergent Bauhaus movement.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2025
For the Ducks, he’s shared the net with emergent force Lukáš Dostál, a RFA to be whose extension will be a high late-season or offseason priority.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2025
When fear, exhaustion, or resignation crowds out citizens’ commitment to democracy, emergent authoritarianism begins to take root.
—Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Mahler-Werfel admired Gropius’s architectural talent but had little sympathy for the hyper-objectivity of the emergent Bauhaus movement.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emergent
Cite this Entry
“Emergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emergent. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share