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Synonyms for pressure
ˈprɛʃ ərpres·sure
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
pressurenoun
Synonyms:
exigency, urgency, constraining, hurry, influence
Princeton's WordNet
pressure, pressure level, force per unit areanoun
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
"the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressurepressurenoun
a force that compels
"the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
Synonyms:
imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressurepress, pressure, pressingnoun
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
"he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
Synonyms:
insistence, pressure level, military press, closet, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, crush, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, insistency, jamimperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressurenoun
the state of demanding notice or attention
"the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
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insistence, insistency, instancy, military press, closet, pressure level, force per unit area, public press, press, imperativeness, air pressure, insisting, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, crush, jampressure, pressure sensationnoun
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
"the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressurepressurenoun
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
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imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressureatmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressureverb
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
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insistency, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, atmospheric pressure, imperativenesscoerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, forceverb
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
"He squeezed her for information"
Synonyms:
draw, storm, blackjack, crush, thrust, rack, ram, hale, press, blackmail, twitch, gouge, tweet, embrace, impel, force, shove, twinge, compress, hug, drive, constrict, cart, contract, extort, stuff, squeeze, squash, compact, pinch, drag, wring, mash, coerce, push, bosom, wedge, squelch, pull, haulblackmail, blackjack, pressureverb
exert pressure on someone through threats
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force
strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement
"he was thrown backward by the force of the explosion"
stress
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
"he's obviously under a lot of stress"
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
pressurenoun
Synonyms:
compressing, squeezing, crushing forcepressurenoun
Synonyms:
influence, constraining forcepressurenoun
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#510 | cart | |
#737 | drive | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1022 | force | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1608 | pressure | |
#2943 | influence | |
#2989 | stress | |
#3048 | compact | |
#3213 | ram | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3413 | storm | |
#3587 | push | |
#3810 | pull | |
#4149 | voltage | |
#4171 | blackjack | |
#4680 | rack | |
#5259 | jam | |
#6303 | burden | |
#6612 | strain | |
#6613 | drag | |
#7946 | tension | |
#8106 | lobby | |
#8740 | pressing | |
#10582 | pressures | |
#10648 | closet | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#11614 | squash | |
#12305 | wardrobe | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12483 | hurry | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#13626 | hale | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#13972 | hug | |
#14302 | haul | |
#14531 | lobbying | |
#16157 | urgency | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#19529 | compress | |
#20204 | mash | |
#27601 | insisting | |
#28094 | coercion | |
#28948 | shove | |
#31063 | insistence | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#34171 | blackmail | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#38508 | pressurized | |
#48826 | coerce | |
#49257 | constraining | |
#60072 | pression | |
#60356 | gouge | |
#62045 | squelch | |
#69333 | wring | |
#73889 | tweet | |
#91682 | extort | |
#104149 | twinge | |
#108145 | impel | |
#108267 | constrict | |
#115959 | exigency |
How to use pressure in a sentence?
The weaker global economic outlook is keeping oil prices under downward pressure, but tensions in the Middle East are enhancing awareness to possible supply risk and should keep a floor under oil in the medium term.
The( oxygen) masks did not deploy. Only a few( passengers) had reactions to the rapid pressure change.
They tend to be reporting sloppiness that's quite real. But it doesn't amount to a systematic deal. It amounts to people under high pressure, trying to get things done quickly and making mistakes.
We've also agreed on stepping up pressure on North Korea to resolve the issues.
Donald Trump made promises to NRA members when he ran for office, but then as president, he caved to pressure from the Washington establishment, liberal media, and gun-grabbing Democrats and attacked the NRA, siding with liberal Democrat Senators like Chris Murphy and Dianne Feinstein in support of their gun control legislation.
Translations for pressure
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- ال, ضغطArabic
- баҫымBashkir
- tlakCzech
- gwasgeddWelsh
- trykDanish
- DruckGerman
- πίεσηGreek
- premoEsperanto
- presiónSpanish
- presioBasque
- فشارPersian
- paine, stressiFinnish
- pressionFrench
- brúIrish
- èiginnScottish Gaelic
- presiónGalician
- दबावHindi
- nyomás, levegőnyomásHungarian
- ճնշումArmenian
- pressionInterlingua
- tekananIndonesian
- pressioneItalian
- 圧力Japanese
- ಒತ್ತಡKannada
- 壓力, 압력Korean
- pressūra, pressiōLatin
- spiediensLatvian
- pēhangaMāori
- пресија, притисокMacedonian
- tekananMalay
- trykkNorwegian
- drukDutch
- trykkNorwegian Nynorsk
- nacisk, ciśnieniePolish
- pressãoPortuguese
- presiuneRomanian
- давлениеRussian
- pritiskSlovene
- tryckSwedish
- அழுத்தம்Tamil
- పీడనం, ఒత్తిడిTelugu
- ความดันThai
- basınçTurkish
- áp lựcVietnamese
- 压力Chinese
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