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. Neil Williams:

   China obviously needs watching. When a $10-1/2 trillion economy which accounts for about a half of the world's commodity demand slows we need to take notice, but I'm increasingly reassured that they have the policy buttons to press and are pressing them.

2. Angus King:

   That's where it worries me that the President apparently has been pressing the intelligence community to find what he wants to find, the question should be,' Where did the virus come from ?' not' Don't you think it came from a lab ?' ... Because if they taint the intelligence before it gets to them, they're going to make bad decisions.

3. Judy Chu:

   [ Harris ] was very much pressing upon this, to talk about voting rights as a key to every issue we're facing, vice President Harris said we have to go out there and draw the line between our voting rights and the way we impact people's lives for the better.

4. Anna Zimolag:

   After an analysis (of the evidence), decisions will be taken regarding further proceedings, including a possible extension of charges already pressed or pressing charges against further people, whose actions are being investigated.

5. Deb Haaland:

   There's no doubt that the BLM should have a leadership presence in Washington, D.C. -- like all the other land management agencies -- to ensure that it has access to the policy -, budget -, and decision-making levers to best carry out its mission. In addition, the BLM's robust presence in Colorado and across the West will continue to grow, the past several years have been incredibly disruptive to the organization, to our public servants, and to their families. As we move forward, my priority is to revitalize and rebuild the BLM so that it can meet the pressing challenges of our time, and to look out for our employees' well-being.