pressing
press·ing
adj \ˈpre-siŋ\Definition of PRESSING
1
: urgently important : critical <a pressing issue>
— press·ing·ly \ˈpre-siŋ-lē\ adverb
Examples of PRESSING
- a pressing need for reform
- <she had pressing business on the other side of town>
First Known Use of PRESSING
1591
Related to PRESSING
Synonyms: burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, acute, urgent
Antonyms: noncritical, nonurgent
Related Words: demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding; crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death (also life-or-death), serious, severe, vital; dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstable
Near Antonyms: incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant; nonthreatening, safe, stable
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