most 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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most urgent

Xi said that "the most urgent task is doing everything possible to search for and rescue the missing people... quickly treat injured people and minimise casualties to the greatest extent possible", according to CCTV.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Federal data hints at a broader slowdown in what had been HSI’s most urgent work.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

It democratizes constitutional enforcement because it poses the simplest and most urgent question: Does the state have actual grounds to take away this person’s liberty?

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“Our vision forward should be one that includes everyone... That does not mean simply ignoring some people’s most urgent crises to focus on something else, because these are interconnected.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Thank you, above all, for helping humankind make peace its most urgent and noble aspiration.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel