Synonyms for Press
prɛspress

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1. press

   To plead for one is to employ argument or persuasion, or both in his behalf, usually with earnestness or importunity; similarly one may be said to plead for himself or for a cause, etc., or with direct object, to plead a case; in legal usage, pleading is argumentative, but in popular usage, pleading always implies some appeal to the feelings. One argues a case solely on rational grounds and supposably with fair consideration of both sides; he advocates one side for the purpose of carrying it, and under the influence of motives that may range all the way from cold self-interest to the highest and noblest impulses; he pleads a cause, or pleads for a person with still more intense feeling. Beseech, entreat, and implore imply impassioned earnestness, with direct and tender appeal to personal considerations. Press and urge imply more determined or perhaps authoritative insistence. Solicit is a weak word denoting merely an attempt to secure one's consent or cooperation, sometimes by sordid or corrupt motives.

   Synonyms:
   advocate, argue, ask, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, plead, solicit, urge

   Preposition:
   Plead with the tyrant for the captive; plead against the oppression or the oppressor; plead to the indictment; at the bar; before the court; in open court.

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1. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   urge, crowd, compel, force, squeeze, crush, compress, express, constrain, hurry, instigate, inculcate, impress, throng, encroach, lean, weigh, harass

   Antonyms:
   relax, inhibit, persuade, entice, allure, solicit, touch, skim, graze, free, liberate, ease, avoid, relieve

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1. 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, pressure, jam

2. press, public pressnoun

   the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

   Synonyms:
   pressure, closet, press, jam, crush, public press, printing press, insistence, pressing, mechanical press, insistency, wardrobe, military press, imperativeness

3. press, printing pressnoun

   a machine used for printing

   Synonyms:
   pressure, closet, press, jam, crush, public press, printing press, insistence, pressing, mechanical press, insistency, wardrobe, military press, imperativeness

4. crush, jam, pressnoun

   a dense crowd of people

   Synonyms:
   pressing, insistency, puppy love, military press, closet, calf love, electronic jamming, pickle, press, imperativeness, kettle of fish, crush, infatuation, public press, mechanical press, hole, wardrobe, mess, fix, pressure, compaction, insistence, printing press, crunch, muddle, crushed leather, jam, jamming

5. wardrobe, closet, pressnoun

   a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

   Synonyms:
   pressing, insistency, mechanical press, military press, closet, public press, jam, imperativeness, cupboard, crush, wardrobe, printing press, pressure, insistence, press, water closet, loo

6. pressnoun

   clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

   Synonyms:
   pressure, closet, jam, crush, public press, printing press, insistence, pressing, mechanical press, insistency, wardrobe, military press, imperativeness

7. press, mechanical pressnoun

   any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

   Synonyms:
   pressure, closet, press, jam, crush, public press, printing press, insistence, pressing, mechanical press, insistency, wardrobe, military press, imperativeness

8. press, military pressnoun

   a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

   Synonyms:
   pressure, closet, press, jam, crush, public press, printing press, insistence, pressing, mechanical press, insistency, wardrobe, military press, imperativeness

9. press, pressure, pressingverb

   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, pressure, insistency, jam

10. pressverb

    exert pressure or force to or upon

    "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, constrict, adjure, press out, bid, agitate, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, contract, iron, push, urge

11. urge, urge on, press, exhortverb

    force or impel in an indicated direction

    "I urged him to finish his studies"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, beseech, agitate, press out, conjure, urge on, root on, bid, constrict, press, urge, weight-lift, iron out, exhort, iron, weightlift, campaign, barrack, advocate, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, pep up, recommend, adjure, contract, inspire, crusade, push, cheer

12. weigh, pressverb

    to be oppressive or burdensome

    "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, adjure, agitate, press out, consider, iron, constrict, librate, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, matter, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, bid, compress, contract, count, press, conjure, push, urge

13. pressverb

    place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

    "pressed flowers"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, constrict, adjure, press out, bid, agitate, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, contract, iron, push, urge

14. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, pressverb

    squeeze or press together

    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

    Synonyms:
    fight, adjure, weigh, pressure, crush, narrow, thrust, get, rack, cut, pack together, foreshorten, undertake, hale, press, twitch, pack, gouge, tweet, embrace, bundle, agitate, force, pinch, shove, weight-lift, sign up, sign on, twinge, compress, urge, hug, shrink, concentrate, campaign, sign, abridge, reduce, take, condense, contract, iron, crusade, extort, stuff, urge on, squeeze, beseech, squash, compact, constringe, exhort, wring, mash, coerce, wad, bid, push, bosom, wedge, entreat, shorten, squelch, abbreviate, conjure, constrict, press out, weightlift, iron out

15. pressverb

    crowd closely

    "The crowds pressed along the street"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, constrict, adjure, press out, bid, agitate, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, contract, iron, push, urge

16. pressverb

    create by pressing

    "Press little holes into the soft clay"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, constrict, adjure, press out, bid, agitate, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, contract, iron, push, urge

17. pressverb

    be urgent

    "This is a pressing problem"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, constrict, adjure, press out, bid, agitate, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, contract, iron, push, urge

18. crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitateverb

    exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

    "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

    Synonyms:
    fight, tug, excite, iron out, press out, crowd, raise up, shake up, shake, commove, run, press, vex, agitate, advertize, adjure, stir, budge, shift, urge on, weight-lift, promote, foment, turn on, rouse, compress, urge, struggle, oppose, entreat, contend, beseech, contract, iron, crusade, defend, fight back, squeeze, charge, compact, bear on, drive, exhort, labor, force, stir up, bid, charge up, push, fight down, campaign, take the field, weigh, conjure, constrict, disturb, advertise, weightlift, labour

19. press, press outverb

    press from a plastic

    "press a record"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, constrict, adjure, press out, bid, agitate, crusade, iron out, stub out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, press, express, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, crush out, compress, contract, extinguish, iron, extract, push, urge

20. press, pushverb

    make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

    "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

    Synonyms:
    fight, tug, iron out, press out, crowd, weigh, press, squeeze, agitate, advertize, adjure, urge on, weight-lift, promote, compress, urge, entreat, beseech, contract, iron, compact, crusade, drive, bear on, exhort, labor, force, bid, push, campaign, conjure, constrict, advertise, weightlift, labour

21. iron, iron out, pressverb

    press and smooth with a heated iron

    "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, beseech, agitate, press out, bid, constrict, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, press, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, put right, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, straighten out, compress, contract, adjure, iron, push, urge

22. weight-lift, weightlift, pressverb

    lift weights

    "This guy can press 300 pounds"

    Synonyms:
    weigh, fight, adjure, agitate, press out, bid, constrict, crusade, iron out, weight-lift, beseech, exhort, iron, weightlift, campaign, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, compress, contract, press, conjure, push, urge

23. bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjureverb

    ask for or request earnestly

    "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

    Synonyms:
    fight, put forward, iron out, evoke, tender, invite, weigh, press, agitate, adjure, stir, call down, urge on, weight-lift, arouse, cabal, compress, urge, offer, call, press out, conjure up, beseech, contract, iron, complot, crusade, raise, squeeze, entreat, conspire, compact, call forth, invoke, exhort, bring up, bid, push, wish, campaign, conjure, constrict, machinate, weightlift

Matched Categories

1. • Be
   • Clamp
   • Create
   • Flatten
   • Furniture
   • Machine
   • Mass
   • Plead
   • Press
   • Print Media
   • Promote
   • Push
   • Touch
   • Urgency

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1. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   compress, squeeze, crowd, crush

2. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   constrain, compel, force, drive

3. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   enjoin, enforce, urge, inculcate

4. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   bear heavily

5. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   hasten, hurry, push, rush

6. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   crowd, throng, force a way

7. pressnoun

   Synonyms:
   printing-press

8. pressnoun

   Synonyms:
   literature, literary publications

9. pressnoun

   Synonyms:
   crowd, throng, multitude

10. pressnoun

    Synonyms:
    urgency, pressure, hurry

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1. pressnoun

   Synonyms:
   pressure, urgency

2. pressverb

   Synonyms:
   squeeze, crowd, compress, urge, crowd, express, embrace, hug, clasp, oppress, enjoin, constrain

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1. List of paraphrases for "press":

   journalist, news, presse, media, push, newspapers, comm, prensa, choose, newspaper, reporter, click, stampa, pers, presses, pressure, journalism, depress, journalistic, pulse, journalists, touch, insist, hrpe, reporters, columnist, pisa, print, pise, pressing

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1. Capitol Police:

   We were unaware of the memo until it was reported in the press.

2. Lars Boering:

   The debate taking place about the definitions of press photography, photojournalism and documentary photography is necessary, and it will have implications for the professional ethics of practitioners, we find ourselves right in the middle of this debate and we aim to use this as a learning experience.

3. Scott Walker:

   To me, this is a classic example of why people hate Washington and, increasingly, they dislike the press, the things they care about don't even remotely come close to what you're asking about.

4. Jordan Abudayyeh:

   The state has a prior relationship with the hotel being used in the suburbs, and their staff has done amazing work welcoming refugees and asylum seekers before, so it is interesting that local officials are choosing this specific instance to gripe to the press about this specific group of asylum seekers that consists of about 30 families. Gov. Pritzker has made it clear that Illinois is [a] welcoming state, and xenophobia has no home here.

5. The Jerusalem Post:

   Israel shared intelligence with the US showing how Hamas operated inside the same building with Associated Press and Al-Jazeera in Gaza, we showed them the smoking gun proving Hamas worked out of that building.