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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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How to use pressing in a sentence?

  1. Alex Azar:

    Our teams were also pressing the Chinese government to send us viral isolates from patients there, and China has still, one year later, failed to provide the first generation viral isolates.

  2. Shai Akabas:

    An already urgent situation has become even more pressing, we expect that that trend is going to continue for many years as it takes the labor market to recover.

  3. Chris Cummings:

    London faces stiff challenges from other established centres, not just New York and the likes of Singapore, but also emerging centres in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. But it is the future of the UK's relationship with the EU which is arguably the most pressing issue.

  4. Samantha Power:

    In the immediate term this means working with and pressing South Sudan's leadership to provide for security in Juba, to safeguard freedom of movement and to provide for unfettered humanitarian access.

  5. Dan Caldwell:

    The United States accomplished what it needed to long ago in Afghanistan, and leaving troops in the country will only mean a continued loss of American life in pursuit of objectives that do not serve our national interest, president Trump deserves credit for dictating a full and rapid withdrawal from the country so that our military can focus on other pressing national security priorities.


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