pressing
Needing immediate action
Pressing describes something requiring immediate attention or action: a pressing need for reform, pressing deadlines.
The urgency implied is real but not usually emergency-level—more insistent than casual, less dire than desperate.
As a noun, a pressing is an instance of applying pressure, or the quantity of records or CDs manufactured at one time: the original pressing of the album.
Fundamentally necessary
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
- importantOf great significance
paramount · indispensable · requisite · fundamental · integral · pivotal · core · significant
Time limit for completion
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- imminentAbout to occur
- time-sensitiveRequiring prompt action
critical · expedite · accelerate · hurry · rush · swift · prompt · speedy
Compress with force
- pushForce something away
- flattenMake level or smooth
- squashFlatten by pressure
- compactTightly packed together
mash · knead · force · bear down · stamp · tamp · clamp · compaction
Vine-grown berry cluster
- juiceExtracted fruit liquid
- ciderPressed apple beverage
- olivePitted briny fruit
- extractionAct of removing
crush · vintage · harvest · must · vat · barrel · winery · vineyard
Preserved account or achievement
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- masterAuthority or controller
stamper · groove · disc · release · edition · plant · audio · production
essential
Fundamentally necessary
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
important · paramount · indispensable · requisite · fundamental · integral · pivotal · core · significant · primary
deadline
Time limit for completion
time-sensitive · critical · expedite · accelerate · hurry · rush · swift · prompt · speedy · fast-track
crush
Compress with force
compact · mash · knead · force · bear down · stamp · tamp · compact · clamp · compaction
grape
Vine-grown berry cluster
extraction · crush · vintage · harvest · must · vat · barrel · winery · vineyard · hydraulic
record
Preserved account or achievement
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
- manufactureMake goods industrially
master · stamper · groove · disc · release · edition · plant · audio · production · copy
bench
Shared seating surface
shoulder · military · dumbbell · lift · rep · strength · incline · decline · lockout · exercise
iron
Element twenty-six
fabric · garment · clothes · shirt · collar · seam · pleat · starch · flat · smooth
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- crushing actionscrushing, flattening, smashing, stomping, squishing
- extractingmining, drilling, juicing, pulling, yanking
- flattening actionsleveling, smoothing, ironing, crushing, squashing
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
pressingnonurgent
Not requiring immediate attention
leisurely · unhurried · deferrable · low-priority · postponable
pressingunimportant
Lacking significance or weight
trivial · insignificant · inconsequential · minor · negligible
pressingreleasing
Allowing to escape
letting go · pulling · withdrawing · lifting · relaxing
- pressing onContinuing despite obstacles
- bench pressingHorizontal barbell exercise
- pressing charges
- pressing matter
- pressing aheadContinuing despite difficulty
- flower pressingDrying plants flat for display
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