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

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

Sociology has long been tasked with investigating society’s most pressing challenges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The most pressing health problem is one never encountered on Rass.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson