Pressing

/ˈpɹɛsɪŋ/

Synonyms for "pressing" (180 found)

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Closest matches (36)

Noun(11 words)

press beetling benching ciderpress clamoring clamouring compacting compress compression compressions compressive

abetment actuating acute animating anxious avid blandishment burning buttonholing cajolement cajolery causal causative clamant clamorous coactive coaxing compelling compulsatory

Adjective(5 words)

acutestcompelling casecompelling direct evidencecompelling new evidencecompressive force

Verb(1 words)

compressing

Strong matches (54)

compulsion compulsive compulsory concentration constraining critical crucial crying decoction demanding desperate directive distillation draining driving dunning earnest encouragement exacting exigent

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exorbitant expression extortionate goading grasping grave high-pressure high-priority immediate impelling imperative imperious important importunate importunateness

Noun(15 words)

crowding crucial crush crushes crushing dire emergencyemergency policyemergency situationflattenflatten the clayflattening hothrimmediate issuesimperative

Adjective(3 words)

hotterimmediate eventimportant matter

Verb(1 words)

importuned

Related words (90)

importunity impulsive inducive infusion insatiable insistence insistent instance instant irresistible loud major momentous motivating motivational motive moving nagging needling persistent

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Verb(2 words)

impressing loomed

Noun(35 words)

imprinting insist iron ironingjuice pressjuicing muddling persuadepresent resultspressure pressurized prioritypriority concernsprodd pushpush a switchpushing rammingromanian a comprimasmooth

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snugging squeeze squeezing squishing stamping stat steamrollering tamping thronging urge urgency urgenturging toneviolent pushwringing

Determiner(1 words)

more urging

Adjective(5 words)

urgenturgent issueurgent matterurgent needurgent request

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

20 entries

action adjective advocacyclothing caredescriptor force influence issuelaundry taskmodifier need part persuasionphysical actionportion process

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More specific

17 entries

compression operationcrucial problemdemandfabric ironinggarment pressingironing petitionpress downpress grapespress keyspressing actionrequestshirt ironingstampingurgent demandurgent issue

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Collocations

10 entries

press conferencepress releasepress roompressing concernpressing deadlinepressing issuepressing matterpressing needpressing questionpressing requirement

Inflections

5 entries

more pressingmost pressingpressed presses pressings

Derivations

6 entries

compress impress press pressed pressingly repress

similar

1 entries

imperative

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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We have some pressing problems to solve.

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I have a pressing feeling in my stomach.

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The shirt needs pressing.

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These trousers need pressing.

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