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most 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

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most urgent

But the SFC warned only dealing with the most urgent investment needs would result in further deterioration of college infrastructure.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

His most urgent task was to mold passer Justin Herbert into a winner after prior regimes seemed to squander his talents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

"In public health, we always know our most urgent priorities, but too often we don't have the immediate resources or in-house technical solutions to achieve them," said Shah.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Xi said that "the most urgent task is doing everything possible to search for and rescue the missing people... quickly treat injured people and minimise casualties to the greatest extent possible", according to CCTV.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

But the one which had the most urgent influence in his life was, “You always win at sports.”

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

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