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Synonyms for pressing

  • adjective

Most common

urgent thrusting

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Needing urgent attention.

Related words

Word family
pressingly
Phrases
pressing cloth pressing comb pressing pad

Example sentences

  • urgent Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pressingsteady
urgentfalling
thrustingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
grave1, acute2
6 letters
urgent2
7 letters
instant2, exigent3
9 letters
thrusting2, imperious4
10 letters
compelling3, imperative4
11 letters
importunate
12 letters
pressuresome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (acute2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
pressant
Italiano
incalzante