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press

press

16 5.8
A strong need or pressure that requires quick attention
  • noun
  • /prɛs/
translation icon : urgencia
  • The health program explores the pressing issues that confront our youth on a daily basis.
  • pressing issues
  • a pressing need
  • a pressing problem

Examples

  • But the most important and pressing issues were laws concerning education.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Rachel needed to focus on something even more pressing than her marriage.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Five days is too short, and we go to press in 11.

  • The press was against us.

  • So this is the panel on press freedom as a human right.

  • Teaching government, civics, and history is becoming a more pressing need than before.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But there is another even more pressing reason not to be too sanguine, or sanguine in the least.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The committee is addressing the pressing need for improved healthcare services in the community.

  • During the meeting, she highlighted the pressing issues that required immediate attention from the board.

  • Many students expressed their concerns about the pressing demands of their coursework and exams.

Synonyms

pressure
vspress
3.1

A strong feeling of stress from difficult demands

is specifically a state that requires notice or quick action, not just stress
urgency
vspress
120 3.3

A situation that needs attention right away because it is very important

is a state caused by outside demands that force people to notice
insistence
vspress
57 3.5

Asking or saying something firmly and not giving up

is a general condition of immediate demand that requires notice not repeated pushing
exigency
vspress
  • Formal
5 9.1

An urgent situation that needs action right away

is a broader state of demand that calls for notice rather than instant action
imperativeness
vspress
1 8.8

A strong need for attention right now

is an actual state of external demand that forces people to notice
exigence
vspress
  • Formal
9.2

An urgent need that requires action right now

is a standing state of demand that attracts notice rather than swift response

Antonyms

304 1.0

A state of comfort and freedom from worry

54 1.6

A calm, stress-free state when you rest or enjoy free time

Idioms

by press release
  • Literature
3.6

Through an official announcement a company sends to the news media

Make someone feel or act in the way you want

Compounds

press conference
  • Literature
392 3.1

A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters

press release
  • Literature
94 2.5

An official message sent to the news media to give information

press corps
  • Literature
43 3.4

A group of reporters from different media who cover the same event or place

A machine that makes many copies of pages with text or pictures on paper

free press
  • Literature
22 3.0

News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government

15 3.2

The right of newspapers and journalists to report news without government control

press box
  • Literature
9 3.1

An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game

6 3.7

A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person

4 3.0

An exercise where a person lies on their back on a bench and pushes weight up from the chest

press clipping
  • Literature
3 3.2

A short article cut from a newspaper or magazine kept for reference

full-court press
  • Informal
2 5.1

A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support

2 2.8

A small kitchen tool that squeezes garlic cloves into small pieces

press photographer
  • Literature
2 3.3

A person who takes pictures for newspapers or news websites

drill press
  • Specialized
2 5.8

A machine that makes accurate vertical holes in metal or wood

press agency
  • Literature
1 4.0

A group that collects news and sends it to newspapers, TV, and websites

A secret way of printing and sharing banned or critical writing

hydraulic press
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A machine that uses liquid pressure to push or shape materials

public press
  • Literature
1 3.2

Newspapers and magazines that gather and publish news for the public

press gallery
  • Literature
1 5.3

An area in a government hall where reporters sit to watch and report debates

vanity press
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A business that prints books for authors who pay, often with little editing

gutter press
  • Offensive
1 8.1

Newspapers or magazines that print scandal stories and invade people's privacy to sell more copies

punch press
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A machine that cuts and shapes metal sheets by pressing a shaped tool

Clothing made to resist wrinkles and keep its shape after washing

Fabric made to stay smooth after washing and not need ironing

press association
  • Literature
1 3.9

An organization that gathers and sends news to newspapers and other media

press lord
  • Literature
1 7.4

A person who owns or controls a large, powerful newspaper company

press run
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A period when a printing press makes one set of newspapers or magazines

1 3.2

A machine that uses hot steam to make clothes flat and remove wrinkles

bench press
  • Specialized
5.6

A small press fixed to a workbench for punching or shaping metal

cheese press
  • Specialized
4.6

A machine that squeezes milk curds to make cheese

cylinder press
  • Archaic
8.0

A printing machine where a cylinder rolls paper over a flat bed of letters to copy text

drop press
  • Specialized
8.8

A machine that shapes metal by dropping a heavy weight onto it

5.6

A cloth made to resist wrinkles and keep its shape after washing

baling press
  • Specialized
5.7

A machine that presses cardboard or plastic into compact bundles for easier handling and transport

Military officers check journalists' reports in war zones to keep information secret

filter press
  • Specialized
6.4

A machine that removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames

flatbed press
  • Specialized
7.5

A machine that prints by pressing paper onto a flat surface with a roller

fly press
  • Specialized
8.4

A machine that uses a heavy wheel and a screw to push and shape metal

mechanical press
  • Specialized
4.9

A machine that uses force to shape, cut, or squeeze materials

A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders

incline bench press
  • Specialized
5.5

An exercise pressing a barbell or dumbbells up on a sloping bench to work the upper chest

A machine with a large heated plate that presses clothes flat

rotary press
  • Specialized
5.7

A machine that prints many pages quickly using a turning metal drum

offset press
  • Specialized
6.0

A machine that makes many copies by moving ink from a plate to rubber then to paper

overhead press
  • Specialized
4.3

A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight

A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids

plate filter press
  • Specialized
6.9

A machine made of many plates that removes solids from liquids

A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories

7.5

Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion

press cutting
  • Literature
3.2

A piece cut from a newspaper or magazine that you keep

press gang
  • Archaic
9.7

A group that forced people to join the navy or army

press of canvas
  • Archaic
9.9

The most sail a ship can carry safely without turning over or being damaged

press sheet
  • Specialized
6.9

A large sheet of paper printed with many pages before cutting or folding

3.7

A small fastener that snaps clothes closed

press of sail
  • Archaic
9.9

The most sail a ship can safely carry in the current weather

3.7

An exercise where you lie on your stomach and push your body up and down with your arms

Announcing scientific results to the public before other scientists check them

screw press
  • Specialized
6.4

A machine that uses a long turned metal rod to squeeze liquid from solid things

4.6

A machine that removes creases from trousers with warm flat pads

standing press
  • Specialized
8.0

A heavy machine that pushes down on paper or books to make them flat

stop press
  • Literature
7.1

An urgent news item added to a newspaper just before printing

yellow press
  • Literature
7.1

Newspapers that print shocking and often untrue stories to get more readers

How Urgent

crisis
3.1
press
16 5.8
appeal
136 2.9
request
1.0
reminder
342 1.0

Surface Forms

press singular
presses plural

Etymology

Press (a state of demand) comes from the idea of pressure or people pushing on you, so the 'press' of shoppers or work is the feeling of being crowded or urgently pushed by many needs.