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pressing

[pres-ing] / ˈprɛs ɪŋ /
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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The most pressing issue was that the basketball team had about $500,000 in its NIL coffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Barron’s: What are the most pressing economic developments that could lead the U.S. economy into a recession?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Americans face a crisis of violence, yes, but the crisis of compassion is just as pressing.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It is spoken in hospital corridors and courtrooms, in waiting rooms and at kitchen tables, by those who keep pressing, keep trying, keep hoping.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

“What a good little baby,” Mom crooned, pressing more formula into his mouth.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold