Synonyms for press
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1. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure(noun)

   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, imperativeness, air pressure, insisting, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, crush, pressure, jam

2. press, public press(noun)

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

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

3. press, printing press(noun)

   a machine used for printing

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

4. crush, jam, press(noun)

   a dense crowd of people

   Synonyms:
   pressing, insistency, puppy love, military press, closet, calf love, electronic jamming, pickle, 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, press(noun)

   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, water closet, loo

6. press(noun)

   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 press(noun)

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

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

8. press, military press(noun)

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

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

9. press, pressure, pressing(verb)

   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, imperativeness, air pressure, crush, atmospheric pressure, wardrobe, printing press, pressing, pressure sensation, mechanical press, pressure, insistency, jam

10. press(verb)

    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, exhort(verb)

    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, 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, press(verb)

    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, conjure, push, urge

13. press(verb)

    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, press(verb)

    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, 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. press(verb)

    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. press(verb)

    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. press(verb)

    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, agitate(verb)

    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, 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 out(verb)

    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, express, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, crush out, compress, contract, extinguish, iron, extract, push, urge

20. press, push(verb)

    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, 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, press(verb)

    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, exhort, conjure, weightlift, campaign, put right, urge on, entreat, compact, squeeze, straighten out, compress, contract, adjure, iron, push, urge

22. weight-lift, weightlift, press(verb)

    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, conjure, push, urge

23. bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, press, conjure(verb)

    ask for or request earnestly

    "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

    Synonyms:
    fight, put forward, iron out, evoke, tender, invite, weigh, 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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. press(v)

   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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. press(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   compress, squeeze, crowd, crush

2. press(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   constrain, compel, force, drive

3. press(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   enjoin, enforce, urge, inculcate

4. press(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   bear heavily

5. press(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   hasten, hurry, push, rush

6. press(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   crowd, throng, force a way

7. press(n.)

   Synonyms:
   printing-press

8. press(n.)

   Synonyms:
   literature, literary publications

9. press(n.)

   Synonyms:
   crowd, throng, multitude

10. press(n.)

    Synonyms:
    urgency, pressure, hurry

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. press(n)

   Synonyms:
   pressure, urgency

2. press(v)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   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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How to use press in a sentence?

1. Monique Lhuillier:

   It’s a moment to not only show buyers and press the upcoming collection, but to also connect with customers and fans all around the world.

2. David Cameron:

   The murders in Paris are sickening, we stand with the French people in the fight against terror and defending the freedom of the press.

3. Paul Ryan:

   Don’t look at the press releases, look at the bill.

4. Guitarist Andy Summers:

   He’s not a team player, doesn’t share credits, and makes comments in the press to that effect.

5. National Intelligence Daniel Coats:

   Some press coverage has mischaracterized my intentions in responding to breaking news presented to me during a live interview. My admittedly awkward response was in no way meant to be disrespectful or criticize the actions of the President.

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