PRESSURE Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈpre-shər

as in stress

the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time a business executive who works well under pressure

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as in constraint

the use of power to impose one's will on another pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider

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pressure

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verb

as in to force

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure his father pressured him to go out for the swim team

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Noun

Doctors removed a portion of Cluster’s skull measuring around 4.7 inches by 5.9 inches to ease pressure on the brain. —

Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2024 The mobile-order issues have added pressure on baristas. —

Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2024

Verb

Refuse to let hype or people pressure you to do something that leaves you feeling stressed and anxious. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024 Experts described potential scenarios in which Trump loyalists would be pressured to open criminal investigations or prosecutions of his political enemies. —

Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pressure

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