Synonyms of presses

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noun

plural of press

1

as in pantries

a built-in space for storage behind a door

put the towels in the linen press

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pantries
• cupboards
• cuddies
• closets
• butteries
• larders
• spences
• garderobes
• vestiaries
• cloakrooms
• coatrooms
• wardrobes
• ambries

2

as in throngs

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

he pushed his way through the press of people outside the courthouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throngs
• swarms
• hordes
• flocks
• masses
• crowds
• crushes
• multitudes
• legions
• masses
• routs
• armies
• bikes
• crams
• mobs
• millions
• hosts
• droves
• herds
• rabbles
• riffraffs
• piles
• rabblements
• scrums
• gaggles
• jams
• heaps
• mountains
• logjams

3

as in cabinets

a storage case typically having doors and shelves

originally designed as a press for clothes, it now serves to hide the bedroom TV

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cabinets
• lockers
• cupboards
• closets
• consoles
• dressers
• buffets
• chests
• secretaries
• sideboards
• tabourets
• hutches
• bookcases
• showcases
• breakfronts
• china closets
• taborets
• vitrines
• cuddies
• credenzas
• pie safes
• étagères
• wardrobes
• clothespresses
• etageres
• garderobes
• credences
• shelvings
• armoires
• cabinetries

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of press

as in seizes

to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right

the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seizes
• grabs
• confiscates
• usurps
• converts
• steals
• claims
• occupies
• preempts
• commandeers
• appropriates
• arrogates
• invades
• snatches
• annexes
• pirates
• assumes
• expropriates
• takes over
• attaches
• loots
• grasps
• repossesses
• encroaches
• sequesters
• impounds
• despoils
• collars
• pillages
• wrenches
• preoccupies
• wrests
• trespasses
• infringes
• embezzles
• misapplies
• misuses
• misappropriates
• peculates

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of press

1

as in shoves

to push steadily against with some force

an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shoves
• compresses
• depresses
• punches
• squeezes
• bears (down on)
• weighs (on or upon)
• pressures
• forces
• squishes
• mashes
• thrusts
• stuffs
• squashes
• compels
• muscles
• jams
• squooshes
• propels
• crushes
• leans (on or against)
• scrunches
• constricts
• compacts
• wedges
• drives
• condenses
• contracts
• packs
• wrings
• crams
• jam-packs

2

as in squeezes

to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of

my family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezes
• mashes
• crushes
• expresses
• extracts
• reams
• extrudes
• pulps
• purées
• purees

3

as in huddles

to gather into a closely packed group

everyone pressed around me to see the pictures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddles
• piles
• crowds
• assembles
• clusters
• bunches
• converges
• surrounds
• collects
• convenes
• concentrates
• swarms
• hugs
• conglomerates
• herds
• encircles
• congregates
• flocks
• foregathers
• throngs
• concenters
• forgathers
• mobs
• embraces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splits (up)
• disperses
• breaks up
• disbands

4

as in pushes

to force one's way

we continued to press deeper and deeper into the tangled rain forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushes
• squeezes
• shoves
• jams
• shoulders
• elbows
• muscles
• bulls
• bores
• crashes
• jostles
• thrusts
• bulldozes
• rams

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as in forces

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forces
• compels
• coerces
• obliges
• obligates
• pressures
• drives
• muscles
• constrains
• impels
• impresses
• blackmails
• intimidates
• makes
• sandbags
• bullies
• dragoons
• browbeats
• blackjacks
• drags
• threatens
• bulldozes
• shames
• high-pressures
• twists one's arm
• cows
• terrorizes
• hectors
• menaces
• harasses
• badgers
• hounds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permits
• allows
• lets
• moves
• argues
• induces
• satisfies
• wins (over)
• prevails (on or upon)
• talks (into)
• convinces
• persuades

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as in urges

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urges
• encourages
• nudges
• prompts
• pushes
• prods
• exhorts
• eggs (on)
• spurs
• goads
• coaxes
• propels
• stimulates
• pressures
• hurries
• rushes
• drives
• provokes
• implores
• beseeches
• hustles
• importunes
• cajoles
• wheedles
• adjures
• high-pressures
• needles
• nags
• incites
• foments
• instigates
• stirs (up)
• blandishes
• soft-soaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discourages
• brakes
• deters
• checks
• inhibits
• curbs
• restrains
• dissuades
• constrains
• holds back

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as in emphasizes

to indicate the importance of by centering attention on

an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security

Synonyms & Similar Words

• emphasizes
• highlights
• stresses
• features
• punctuates
• identifies
• points (up)
• focuses
• accents
• accentuates
• illuminates
• foregrounds
• focusses
• plays up
• promotes
• advertises
• spotlights
• bears down on
• makes much of
• pinpoints
• publicizes
• plugs
• boosts
• overplays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tones (down)
• plays down
• minimizes
• understates
• de-emphasizes
• underemphasizes
• disparages
• belittles
• discounts