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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

Example Sentences

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more urgent

As he fades from the scene, the global crisis he came to represent is more urgent than ever.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 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

The Corporal’s voice had grown hard again, the questions more urgent.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi

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