Synonyms for pressure
ˈprɛʃ ərpres·sure

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pressurenoun

   Synonyms:
   exigency, urgency, constraining, hurry, influence

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 7 votes

1. 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"

   Synonyms:
   imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure

2. pressurenoun

   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 pressure

3. press, 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, jam

4. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressurenoun

   the state of demanding notice or attention

   "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"

   Synonyms:
   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, jam

5. pressure, 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"

   Synonyms:
   imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure

6. pressurenoun

   an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

   Synonyms:
   imperativeness, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, insistency, atmospheric pressure

7. atmospheric pressure, air pressure, pressureverb

   the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

   Synonyms:
   insistency, press, force per unit area, pressure sensation, air pressure, pressure level, insistence, pressing, atmospheric pressure, imperativeness

8. coerce, 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, haul

9. blackmail, blackjack, pressureverb

   exert pressure on someone through threats

   Synonyms:
   blackmail, hale, coerce, blackjack, force, squeeze

Matched Categories

1. • Distress
   • Force
   • Push
   • Somatic Sensation

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. force

   strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement

   "he was thrown backward by the force of the explosion"

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

2. 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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pressurenoun

   Synonyms:
   compressing, squeezing, crushing force

2. pressurenoun

   Synonyms:
   influence, constraining force

3. pressurenoun

   Synonyms:
   urgency, press, hurry

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pressure":

   pressures, strain, lobbying, lobby, stress, press, pression, pressurized, coercion, tension, burden, push, voltage, arm-twisting

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1. Phillip Futures:

   Prices seem adamant on staying above support levels, and it seems they will hold for this festive season, normally, positive stockpile data of this magnitude would surely have broken support levels. However, it seems there is not enough downward pressure to keep prices down.

2. David Clarke:

   The heavy lifting has to be done by the individual and not government, government does not put enough pressure on people.

3. Philip Goulder:

   HIV adaptation to the most effective immune responses we can make against it comes at a significant cost to its ability to replicate, anything we can do to increase the pressure on HIV in this way may allow scientists to reduce the destructive power of HIV over time.

4. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew:

   Iran will be under enormous pressure to use previously blocked resources to improve its domestic economy.

5. Chief Executive Michael O'Leary:

   However it is clear in my mind that within the next four of five years we will see the emergence of four or five large European airline groups... with much more capacity discipline ...and some upward pressure on pricing.