Antonyms for pressing
ˈprɛs ɪŋpress·ing

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1. pressing

   Antonyms:
   unimportant, slight, trivial, light

   Synonyms:
   urgent compulsory, importunate

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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"

   Antonyms:
   pleading, imploring, beseeching

   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

2. pressingadjective

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

   Antonyms:
   imploring, pleading, beseeching

   Synonyms:
   pressure, press

3. pressing, urgentadjective

   compelling immediate action

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

   Antonyms:
   imploring, pleading, beseeching

   Synonyms:
   urgent

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1. pressingadjective

   Synonyms:
   urgent, importunate, exigent

How to use pressing in a sentence?

1. James Comey:

   Howard has a longstanding history of being a vibrant academic community and the perfect place to have a rich dialogue on many of the most pressing issues we face today.

2. Tereza Kasaeva:

   WHO is pressing for firm political commitment at the highest level, strong multisectoral collaboration including beyond health, and an effective accountability system. We need everyone – individuals, communities, societies, donors and governments – to do their part to end TB, together, yes, we can end TB.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   Once again, the Senate Republican minority has launched a partisan blockade of a pressing issue.

4. Gero Neugebauer:

   On a tactical level, Schaeuble has won out over Merkel – 100 percent, she has a wait-and-see approach, breaking down complicated issues into smaller problems that are tackled step by step. Schaeuble is just pressing ahead. He has the advantage because he is acting, not hesitating.

5. President Ronald Reagan:

   There are many well-meaning people today who work at placing an economic floor beneath all of us so that no one shall exist below a certain level or standard of living, and certainly we don't quarrel with this. But look more closely and you may find that all too often these well-meaning people are building a ceiling above which no one shall be permitted to climb and between the two are pressing us all into conformity, into a mold of standardized mediocrity.

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