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

Meanwhile, immigration - the issue that voters consistently highlight as among the most pressing, and that Reform campaigns heavily on - came up in our investigation too.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Taking down low-cost drones without using missiles that can cost more than 10 times as much to produce has emerged as one of the most pressing problems of modern warfare.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The most pressing question of all: Did it really belong to Great-Grampy JonJon?

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone