Emergency and Primary

Emergency

Emergency noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.

Primary is an antonym for emergency.

Nearby Words: emergence, emergent

Primary

Primary adjective - Coming before all others in importance.

Emergency is an antonym for primary.

Nearby Words: prime, prim, primarily, primal

Both words in one sentence

  • Bechimo's creators were well cognizant of the possibility that their creation might possibly go mad (hence the inclusion of emergency backup personalities that could overwrite the primary personality in the event of a mental breakdown).
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