| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | actionable | ready to be acted on |
| 2. | active | currently requiring attention |
| 3. | acute | serious and needing prompt action |
| 4. | all-consuming | taking complete attention |
| 5. | all-important | extremely important |
| 6. | at the top | in highest priority position |
| 7. | basic | forming an essential foundation |
| 8. | best | of highest quality or value |
| 9. | burning | demanding immediate attention |
| 10. | cardinal | of basic importance |
| 11. | central | of primary importance |
| 12. | chief | most important; principal |
| 13. | commanding | demanding attention or respect |
| 14. | consequential | important in effect or result |
| 15. | controlling | having directing importance |
| 16. | critical | extremely important or decisive |
| 17. | crucial | decisive or very important |
| 18. | decisive | settling an issue importantly |
| 19. | defining | most characteristic or important |
| 20. | deserving | worthy of attention or effort |
| 21. | determinative | having deciding importance |
| 22. | dire | extremely serious or urgent |
| 23. | driving | powerfully influencing action |
| 24. | elite | of the highest rank |
| 25. | essential | absolutely necessary; indispensable |
| 26. | exceptional | unusually good or important |
| 27. | exigent | pressing; requiring immediate action |
| 28. | favored | given special importance |
| 29. | first-order | of highest importance |
| 30. | first-priority | most important to address |
| 31. | foremost | most prominent or important |
| 32. | foundational | serving as an essential base |
| 33. | front-burner | needing current attention |
| 34. | fundamental | forming the necessary base |
| 35. | germane | relevant and appropriate |
| 36. | governing | controlling or most influential |
| 37. | grave | serious and important |
| 38. | guiding | directing decisions or action |
| 39. | high-level | important at a broad scale |
| 40. | high-priority | deserving urgent attention first |
| 41. | high-stakes | involving serious consequences |
| 42. | ideal | most suitable or desirable |
| 43. | immediate | needing attention without delay |
| 44. | imperative | absolutely necessary; urgent |
| 45. | important | having great significance or value |
| 46. | indispensable | too important to do without |
| 47. | insistent | demanding attention persistently |
| 48. | integral | necessary to make whole |
| 49. | key | of crucial importance |
| 50. | leading | most important or advanced |
| 51. | live | currently active or urgent |
| 52. | long-term | important over extended time |
| 53. | main | most important; principal |
| 54. | major | greater in importance or seriousness |
| 55. | make-or-break | decisive for success or failure |
| 56. | material | important; relevant |
| 57. | meriting | deserving consideration or attention |
| 58. | mission-critical | essential for success or operation |
| 59. | momentous | very important and far-reaching |
| 60. | near-term | important in the short run |
| 61. | necessary | needed; required |
| 62. | nonnegotiable | not open to compromise |
| 63. | notable | worthy of attention or importance |
| 64. | number one | highest in priority or rank |
| 65. | open | still needing decision or action |
| 66. | optimal | best or most favorable |
| 67. | outstanding | still needing attention |
| 68. | overdue | needing action after delay |
| 69. | overriding | more important than others |
| 70. | paramount | more important than anything else |
| 71. | pertinent | directly relevant and important |
| 72. | pivotal | of vital importance |
| 73. | preeminent | surpassing others in importance |
| 74. | pressing | needing immediate action |
| 75. | primary | first in importance |
| 76. | prime | first in importance |
| 77. | principal | first in importance or rank |
| 78. | ranked first | placed at the top |
| 79. | ready | prepared for immediate action |
| 80. | relevant | closely connected and important |
| 81. | ripe | ready for action now |
| 82. | salient | most noticeable or important |
| 83. | select | chosen as especially good |
| 84. | serious | important and needing thought |
| 85. | short-term | important for the near future |
| 86. | significant | important enough to matter |
| 87. | special | better or more important |
| 88. | strategic | important for long-term aims |
| 89. | supreme | highest in authority or importance |
| 90. | time-sensitive | requiring prompt action |
| 91. | timely | happening at the right time |
| 92. | top | highest in rank or importance |
| 93. | ultimate | final or most important |
| 94. | unresolved | not yet settled or addressed |
| 95. | upmost | highest or most important |
| 96. | urgent | requiring immediate attention or action |
| 97. | vital | absolutely necessary or important |
| 98. | weighty | important and serious |
| 99. | worthiest | most deserving importance |
| 100. | worthy | deserving attention or effort |
