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more urgent

ADJECTIVE

needing immediate attention

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compelling critical crucial demanding essential immediate imperative important indispensable necessary persuasive pressing serious vital weighty

WEAK

burning called-for capital chief clamant clamorous crying demanded driving exigent foremost heavy hurry-up impelling importunate insistent instant leading life and death momentous paramount primary principal required salient top-priority touch and go touchy wanted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

easy facile inessential insignificant light minor needless nonessential optional secondary small trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary unsubstantial voluntary

WEAK

moderate

Example Sentences

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An Ebola outbreak raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has made it even more urgent to broker a ceasefire for the conflict-ravaged region, the European Union's crisis management commissioner said during a visit Sunday.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Cities’ complaints are more urgent now, as some jurisdictions may not be able to afford the burden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Now, as several massive private companies including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI prepare to enter the public markets, it’s more urgent than ever to be aware of index construction and how it impacts investors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The more urgent question is whether current testing misses people whose brains are already affected despite "normal" results.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The Corporal’s voice had grown hard again, the questions more urgent.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi