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. Zalmay Khalilizad:

   We're pressing very hard on that and I'll be pressing the issue further on my next trip.

2. Derek Chauvins:

   But this gives us hope, this lets us know that there is change on the way if we keep pressing and mashing the gas for people in leadership to pass laws. We need police reform. There's no way the color of your skin or your race dictates how you are policed when in police custody. That's absolutely unacceptable.

3. Deutsche Bank strategist George Saravelos:

   Ultimately, the alternative of ELA withdrawal and eventual capital controls for Greece is worse for all sides involved. But whether progress can be achieved under very pressing deadlines and large differences of opinion on the underlying policy path between the two sides remains to be seen.

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. Heidi Heitkamp:

   I support Sen. Flake’s call for a non-partisan FBI investigation into the allegations about Brett Kavanaugh – which I’ve been pressing for.