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. Jack Keane:

   I had a great source that told me that up to two weeks ago, the [Biden] administration was pressing Zelenskyy to cut a deal when he's doing counterattacks, when he's pushing the Russians back, when whole Russian units are being decimated, we're asking him to cut a deal. Can you imagine his frustration when he got that phone call?

2. Peter Beyer:

   The trade issue is definitely the most pressing problem, it is illusionary to solve all problems by May 1. The goal must be on the one hand to reach an extension, and on the other the Europeans must of course be exempted from the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.

3. South Korean President Moon:

   I will find a path for the most realistic and practical inter-Korean cooperation, the COVID-19 crisis could mean a new opportunity for inter-Korean cooperation, and that's the most urgent and pressing task.

4. Tom Orlowsky:

   I hope The President diagnosis turns out right for The President, but The President's kind of been pressing the limits with a lot of things The President's done recently.

5. Zhang Yiming:

   Currently the IPO is not pressing and we don't have any imminent plans, but internally we are making preparations as if we're working on an IPO.