Synonyms for pressing
ˈprɛs ɪŋpress·ing

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1. pressing

   Synonyms:
   urgent compulsory, importunate

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, slight, trivial, light

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1. press, pressure, pressingnoun

   the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

   "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

   Synonyms:
   insistence, pressure level, military press, closet, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, crush, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressure sensation, mechanical press, pressure, insistency, jam

   Antonyms:
   pleading, imploring, beseeching

2. pressingadjective

   a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press

   Synonyms:
   pressure, press

   Antonyms:
   imploring, pleading, beseeching

3. pressing, urgentadjective

   compelling immediate action

   "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair"

   Synonyms:
   urgent

   Antonyms:
   imploring, pleading, beseeching

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1. pressingadjective

   Synonyms:
   urgent, importunate

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1. pressingadjective

   Synonyms:
   urgent, importunate, exigent

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1. List of paraphrases for "pressing":

   urgent, compelling, acute, imperative, pulsar, immediate, pushing, dire, press

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1. The Reds:

   We’re a good-hitting team, good hitting teams break out of slumps. There’s not much pressing among guys. We’ve faced some really, really good pitching the last five games.

2. Lee Wasserman:

   In America, when civic associations come together to address pressing societal concerns, that is considered a good thing - not a conspiracy.

3. Phil Flynn:

   The Saudi-Iran standoff is certainly one to worry over given its ramifications for oil supply, but the equity markets selloff is more pressing and difficult to ignore because of the impact of China on the global economy and overall demand for oil.

4. Mohamed El-Erian:

   We are going to see the Federal Reserve continue to try to very carefully ease its foot off the accelerator while the other three systemically important central banks - the ECB (European Central Bank), BOJ, PBOC (People's Bank of China) - are going to be pressing harder on the stimulus accelerator.

5. Andrew Robertson:

   What can I say? Did I expect that? No. What we did in the last third was insane. Pressing high, winning balls, scored wonderful goals. We started incredibly well and stopped playing football. We controlled the game after the fifth, it was not about scoring more, just trying to get out without more injuries. … The result is insane, I asked if there was one like this in history and if there isn’t then it will take a while. The players put a nice piece in the book.