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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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They have also given voice to a groundswell of frustration with L.A.’s Democratic establishment and created space for more pressing debate on the future direction of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The more pressing stock catalyst will be coming cancer data, as Goldman Sachs analyst Salveen Richter pointed out last week.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

But there are more pressing priorities for Iran's theocracy in this moment.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

That was a tremendous relief, but there was a more pressing worry.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo