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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

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more urgent

Right now, I think many are prioritizing the more urgent short-term operational challenges because if those don’t get addressed the long-term growth goals are probably moot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The question has grown more urgent after recent revelations of security incidents involving autonomous AI agents.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

The tone of the book became more urgent as I did the work.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

The problem became more urgent as recent solar activity caused Earth's upper atmosphere to expand.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

Instead his voice takes on a more urgent tone.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

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