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more 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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Besides, investors have more pressing areas to focus on.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

For child-free investors, the more pressing question is: “Who decides?”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

But this year, questions over the durability of Adobe’s business are more pressing than ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Of more pressing concern to Draper will be whether his ranking can stay high enough for him to be among the seeds for May's French Open.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Harry wondered why Dumbledore did not consider it rude to call on his old colleague so late, but now that conversation had been established, he had more pressing questions to ask.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling