most 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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most pressing

She also contends that Bass failed to act with urgency on the city’s most pressing problems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Zhu also developed a reputation as a hard-nosed opponent of corruption, which he once described as one of China's most pressing problems.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Fixing one of California’s most pressing issues — a severe housing shortage and sky-high prices — has been a rare point of unity in the governor’s race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

One of the most pressing is how society deals with the threat of AI replacing jobs.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

His thoughts flashed back to the beginnings of his journey, when his most pressing problem had been deciding which wine to drink with his midmoming snails.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin