Synonyms for bear down on
bear down on

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1. bear down on, bear down uponverb

   sail towards another vessel, of a ship

   Synonyms:
   bear down upon, drag down, press down on, weigh down, bear down

2. drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh downverb

   exert a force with a heavy weight

   "The snow bore down on the roof"

   Synonyms:
   charge, overbear, press down on, drag down, bear down, weigh on, bear down upon, weigh down

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1. Bryan Johnson:

   The future is like a Category 5 hurricane that’s going to bear down on us with so much force the single greatest thing we can do as a species is work on our adaptability to change.