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more 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

Example Sentences

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For child-free investors, the more pressing question is: “Who decides?”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

A more pressing concern for players might be 'passing off'.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The more pressing risk is that it could become more difficult to increase revenue, as customers experiment with other options rather than paying more for the usual updates and add-ons, RBC’s Jaluria said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

But there are much more pressing contracts to consider.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

He had never been quite sure about Major de Coverley, either, who, when he was not away renting apartments or kidnaping foreign laborers, had nothing more pressing to do than pitch horseshoes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller