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most pressing

ADJECTIVE

important; urgent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital

STRONG

burning claiming constraining crying distressing exacting forcing instant obliging requiring

WEAK

clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant

WEAK

insignificant

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most pressing

She also contends that Bass failed to act with urgency on the city’s most pressing problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Fixing one of California’s most pressing issues — a severe housing shortage and sky-high prices — has been a rare point of unity in the governor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Heeney's most pressing concern was a potential influenza outbreak, he said, describing it as one of the "trickier" viruses.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Most of America’s most pressing policy problems have benefited from the ministrations of a blue-ribbon panel at some point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Of course the most pressing issue was nuclear war.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin