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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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Fletcher may have other, even more pressing commitments in July now.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

"While geopolitical risks could still flare up, the more pressing issue appears to be macro-related," he said, pointing to the recent rise in sovereign bond yields and the prospect of central banks raising interest rates.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

They have also given voice to a groundswell of frustration with L.A.’s Democratic establishment and created space for more pressing debate on the future direction of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The more pressing concern is to secure the coolest high-end office spaces in the most desirable downtown Manhattan neighborhoods, from SoHo to the Flatiron District and NoMad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

If I couldn't bring Mo back, then she...But we had more pressing concerns at the moment.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda