Synonyms for high-pressure
high-pres·sure

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1. high-pressureadjective

   Antonyms:
   low-pressure

2. high-pressureadjective

   Antonyms:
   low-pressure

3. high-pressureadjective

   High-pressure situations either make diamonds or nervous breakdowns.

   Antonyms:
   low-pressure

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1. hard-hitting, high-pressureadjective

   aggressively and persistently persuasive

   "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman"

   Synonyms:
   trenchant, hard-hitting

   Antonyms:
   unaggressive, nonaggressive

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1. List of paraphrases for "high-pressure":

   high-handed, high-voltage

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1. Environment Canada:

   An exceptionally strong ridge of high pressure will develop over British Columbia likely resulting in record breaking temperatures, the duration of this heat wave is concerning as there is little relief at night with elevated overnight temperatures.

2. Captain Kane:

   It was a very mature performance in such a high pressure game. We knew we would have lots of possession but I thought we controlled it well and we moved it quickly.

3. Adam Klotz:

   A high pressure system, known as a Bermuda high has been in place, forcing Florence to take a path south and west of what we typically see.

4. Liz Bentley:

   That jet stream has become wavy, and it's got stuck in what we call an Omega block, because it's got the shape of the Greek letter Omega, and when it gets in that, it doesn't move anywhere, it blocks it, so the high pressure that's been building just gets stuck for days or weeks on end, and these Omegas appear in different parts of the northern hemisphere.

5. Columbia Gas:

   Shoemaker said.Lastly, after Columbia Gas is sold, an independent monitor chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation will monitor a new companys activities to ensure compliance with state and federal safety regulations and report it to the government on a monthly basis. NiSource also has subsidiaries in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia. As per a separate agreement, it will implement the recommendations made by the national transportation safety board in the wake of the gas explosions in Massachusetts two years ago. SUPREME COURT HEARS ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE CASE, ROBERTS WARNS OF IMPERMEABLE BARRIER ALONG APPALACHIAN TRAIL Columbia Gas, through a pattern of flagrant indifference, in the face of extreme risk to life and property, knowingly violated minimum safety standards for starting up and shutting down gas pipelines, Shoemaker said. Federal investigators blamed the explosions on over-pressurized gas lines, saying the company failed to account for critical pressure sensors as workers replaced century-old cast-iron pipes in Lawrence. That omission caused high-pressure gas to flood the neighborhoods distribution system at excessive levels. Todays resolution with the U.S. Attorneys Office is an important part of addressing the impact.