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.

imperative

essential

Fundamentally necessary

important · paramount · indispensable · requisite · fundamental · integral · pivotal · core · significant · primary

urgent

deadline

Time limit for completion

time-sensitive · critical · expedite · accelerate · hurry · rush · swift · prompt · speedy · fast-track

squeeze

crush

Compress with force

compact · mash · knead · force · bear down · stamp · tamp · compact · clamp · compaction

winemaking

grape

Vine-grown berry cluster

  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • ciderPressed apple beverage
  • olivePitted briny fruit

extraction · crush · vintage · harvest · must · vat · barrel · winery · vineyard · hydraulic

vinyl

record

Preserved account or achievement

master · stamper · groove · disc · release · edition · plant · audio · production · copy

weightlifting

bench

Shared seating surface

shoulder · military · dumbbell · lift · rep · strength · incline · decline · lockout · exercise

ironing

iron

Element twenty-six

fabric · garment · clothes · shirt · collar · seam · pleat · starch · flat · smooth

Categories
Opposites
urgency

pressingnonurgent

Not requiring immediate attention

leisurely · unhurried · deferrable · low-priority · postponable

importance

pressingunimportant

Lacking significance or weight

trivial · insignificant · inconsequential · minor · negligible

physical pressure

pressingreleasing

Allowing to escape

letting go · pulling · withdrawing · lifting · relaxing

Phrases
Family

expression, impressive, impression, depression, expressive, compression, unimpressive, pressingly, pressings

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G