Home › Words › P › pressingnesspressingnesspressingness · noun — urgency.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pressing + -ness.nounurgencyDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.urgentness 81% match — urgency vs pressingness →pressive 80% match — pressing; urgent vs pressingness →pressingly 75% match — With a sense of urgency, because it is very important. vs pressingness →clamancy 68% match — urgency vs pressingness →urgent 65% match — Requiring immediate attention. vs pressingness →exigent 64% match — Urgent; pressing; needing immediate action. vs pressingness →exigency 61% match — The demands or requirements of a situation which often demand immediate action. vs pressingness →urgingly 61% match — So as to urge. vs pressingness →